Spinal Cord Ischemia Secondary to Aortic Dissection: Case Report with Literature Review for Different Clinical Presentations, Risk Factors, Radiological Findings, Therapeutic Modalities, and Outcome

Spinal Cord Ischemia Secondary to Aortic Dissection: Case Report with Literature Review for Different Clinical Presentations, Risk Factors, Radiological Findings, Therapeutic Modalities, and Outcome

Aortic dissection (AD) is a serious condition that causes transient or permanent neurological problems that include spinal cord ischemia (SCI), which occurs when AD extends into the descending aorta resulting in insufficient perfusion of segmental arteries that supplies the spinal cord. We report a...

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Main Authors: Hosna Elshony, Abdelrahman Idris, Alaa Ahmed, Murouj Almaghrabi, Walaa Ahmed, Shouq Fallatah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
aortic dissection
spinal cord ischemia
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/518197

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