"I Can't Walk!" Acute Thrombosis of Descending Aorta Causing Paraplegia
A 50-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with acute, bilateral lower extremity weakness and loss of sensation, as well as absent pulses bilaterally. Computed tomography angiography showed complete occlusion of the aorta below the inferior mesenteric artery, extending to the iliac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/1kx297bp# |