title: Aortic dissection presenting as an acute cauda equina syndrome : a case report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Summa Health Systems and Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Akron, OH 44310, USA.
authors.forename: Nilesh M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Curtis R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Noel
authors.forename: Bradley K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Weiner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed