title: [Paraplegia following surgical repair of a ductus and of a coarctation of the aorta in childhood].
abstract: The cases of two girls with 4 and 7 years of age presented. They had a patent ductus and an aortic coarcation which were subsequently surgically repaired. After the operation paraplegia was diagnosed. With rehabilitation they are able to walk, however paraparexis persist. Anatomy of the arterial irrigation of the spinal cord is reviewed and also the pathophysiology and mechanisms of medullar ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Cardiovascular del Hospital N. S. Pino, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abad
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martí
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marrero
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Antúnez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suárez
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003250:Constriction; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply
vernacular_title: Paraplejia tras la reparación quirúrgica de un ductus y una coartación de aorta en la edad pediátrica.