Paraplegia caused by coarctation of the aorta and hydrocephalus.
A patient with untreated coarctation of the aorta, as well as shunt-dependent hydrocephalus, developed paraplegia when shunt malfunction resulted in a cerebrospinal fluid pressure greater than 560 mm water. Improvement followed shunt revision. The unique combination of mechanisms involved in the decreased spinal cord perfusion pressure is discussed.
D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*