Spinal cord ischemia and left atrial myxoma.
A 62-year-old man had an acute, transient, flaccid paraplegia. Examination showed a primary cardiac tumor with emboli to major branches of the aorta. A myxoma was removed from the left atrium, and normal function returned. Left atrial myxoma should be suspected as a cause for embolism to the CNS.
D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*