Complications arising after thoracic aortic surgery: A case report on an unusual spinal cord infarction. Physiopathological and clinical considerations

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-62

  Duc, S ^a   Delleci, C ^a   Barandon, L ^b   Nozeres, A ^a   Cugy, E ^a   Barat, M ^a   Dehail, P ^a  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Complication; Spinal cord infarction; Surgery; Thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES REFLEX; AGED; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CASE REPORT; DEFECATION DISORDER; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MONOPLEGIA; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REHABILITATION CARE; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; THORACIC AORTA SURGERY; THORAX PAIN; URINE RETENTION;

AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM; HUMANS; INFARCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAPARESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84873990170     PISSN: 18770657     EISSN: 18770665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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