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Reproducable Paraplegia by Thoracic Aortic Occlusion in a Murine Model of Spinal Cord Ischemia-reperfusion
Published on: March 3, 2014
Successful reversal of delayed paraplegia associated with chronic type A aortic dissection using a spinal drain
Saina Attaran1, Michael Desmond, Mark Field
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Service, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool L14 3PE, UK. saina.attaran@kcl.ac.uk
Abstract:
Delayed neurological deficit (DND) following thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair refers to any neurological deficit in a patient who is evaluated to be neurologically intact postoperatively, but develops neurological problems several hours or days later which can be reversed if identified and treated immediately. We report a rare case where cerebrospinal fluid drainage reversed DND that happened 18 months following type A dissection repair.

