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

• Hauptverfasser: Eduardo Leal Adam (Verfasst von), Henrique Lane Staniak (Verfasst von), Rodolfo Sharovsky (Verfasst von), Adriano Ferreira da Silva (Verfasst von), Cláudio Campi de Castro (Verfasst von), Márcio Sommer Bittencourt (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: University of São Paulo, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: 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...