title: Abdominal aortic aneurysm presenting as paraplegia: case report.
abstract: A 65-year-old man with a previously undiagnosed abdominal aortic aneurysm presented with acute paraplegia. Elective resection of the aneurysm was undertaken one week later. Following this, almost complete neurological recovery was regained by 11 months.
authors.affiliation: Royal Liverpool Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Chatlani
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Van Dessel
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: McLoughlin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000175:diagnosis*