Aortic dissection-induced acute flaccid paraplegia treated with cerebrospinal fluid drainage

• Main Authors: Eduardo Leal Adam (Author), Henrique Lane Staniak (Author), Rodolfo Sharovsky (Author), Adriano Ferreira da Silva (Author), Cláudio Campi de Castro (Author), Márcio Sommer Bittencourt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acute aortic dissection is a life-threatening event in which prompt and correct diagnosis is associated with better outcomes. In most cases, there is chest or back pain. However, in rare cases, patients have little or no pain and other symptoms are more conspicuous at presentation. The autors report...