Paralysis: A rare presentation of abdominal aortic aneurysm thrombosis

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 420-422

  van Zyl, Hendrik P ^a,b  

^a Huronia District Hospital   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdominal aorta aneurysm; Artery of Adamkiewicz; Paralysis; Spinal ischemia; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; AORTA THROMBOSIS; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG BLOOD VESSEL; LEG DISEASE; PARALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 29844432719     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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