Delayed weakness following a gunshot wound.
Injury to the vascular system in the cervical mediastinal area can cause delayed neurologic symptoms. In this article, the authors describe a patient in whom pseudoaneurysm formation after a gunshot wound eventually led to weakness in the shoulder and arm.
Donohoe
C D
CD
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City.
McGuire
T J
TJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*