title: Brown-Sequard syndrome after thoracic endovascular aortic repair.
abstract: A 76-year-old female had suffered from distal arch aortic aneurysm and chronic DeBakey IIIB type dissecting aneurysm. The patient underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). After TEVAR the patient had a motor and proprioceptive loss on the left side and a pain and body temperature loss on the right side below the level of T7. At diagnosis of Brown-Sequard syndrome, corticosteroid and free radical scavenger were administered soon afterwards. Her neurological deficits gradually improved and the patient was discharged with the aid of a walking stick three months after TEVAR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe Rosai Hospital, 4-1-23 Kagoike-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0053, Hyogo, Japan. nobozaki@kobeh.rofuku.ne.jp
authors.forename: Nobuchika
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wakita
authors.forename: Kyozo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Akitoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018437:Brown-Sequard Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002183:Canes; D002908:Chronic Disease; D051341:Dependent Ambulation; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D020127:Recovery of Function; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers