title: Transient paraplegia as a presenting feature of aortic dissection in a young man.
abstract: This report describes a case of aortic dissection in a 32 year old man who presented with mild central chest pain and transient paraplegia. Complete recovery of paraplegia in aortic dissection has previously been reported but this is the first case report in which full resolution of the paraplegia occurred within half an hour of presentation. The case emphasises the importance of careful history taking and eliciting subtle clinical signs, which helped in arriving at the correct diagnosis in this unusual presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Accident and Emergency, Russells Hall Hospital, West Midlands, UK.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Syed
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Fiad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors