Modified Brown-Séquard syndrome following coronary artery bypass graft: case report.
A 75 year old man underwent a triple coronary artery bypass graft performed with intra-aortic balloon pump assistance. Left leg weakness developed on the first postoperative day, progressive worsening occurred over the next 2 1/2 weeks, finally culminating in a modified Brown-Séquard pattern of deficit. No etiology was found. Previous reports of spinal cord injury following coronary artery bypass graft are reviewed and the microcirculation of the spinal cord is discussed.
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Division of Neurology, Winthrop University Hospital, School of Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook, Mineola 11501.
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D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D012677:Sensation; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D013577:Syndrome