title: Anterior communicating artery aneurysm presenting with sudden paraplegia.
abstract: A case of sudden paraplegia as the first symptom of a ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm is reported. The sudden appearance of paraparesis or paraplegia is an exceptional event in patients with intracranial aneurysms. The various pathogenetic mechanisms are briefly discussed. The insufficient blood perfusion of both paracentral areas was the cause of paraplegia in the reported case.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous