Paraplegia following intraaortic balloon assistance. |
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| Authors: | D H Tyras V L Willman |
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| Institution: | Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University Medical School, St. Louis, MO. |
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| Abstract: | In a patient receiving intraaortic balloon counterpulsation following myocardial revascularization, paraplegia developed two days post-operatively. Postmortem examination demonstrated a dissecting hematoma of the thoracic aorta and spinal cord infarction. The neurological deficit is thought to be due to embarrassment of spinal cord blood supply, and mechanisms of injury are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Address reprint requests to Dr Tyras Department of Surgery 1325 S Grand Blvd St Louis MO 63104 |
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