Acute thoracoabdominal aortic dissection presenting as painless, transient paralysis of the lower extremities: A case report

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 333-337

  Joo, J B ^a   Cummings, A J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b OSF SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Cardiovascular event; Paralysis transient; Parathesia; Paresis; Spinal cord; Thrombus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARAPLEGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA;

EID: 0033766198     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(00)00264-X     Document Type: Article

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