Hepatic paraplegia.
A 53-year old cirrhotic patient is presented with spastic paraplegia as a sequel of chronic hepatic encephalopathy accompanying a spontaneous portasystemic anastomosis. We describe the clinical picture with the investigation, followed by a brief discussion on this rare syndrome.
D005260:Female; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology