title: Reversal of paraplegia following repair of an ascending aortic dissection.
abstract: We report the case of a patient who presented with sudden onset of paraplegia following an acute ascending aortic dissection extending to the arch, descending, and abdominal aorta. The paraplegia was fully reversed following an emergent replacement of the ascending aorta and hemi-arch repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. harold.lazar@BMC.org
authors.forename: Harold L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lazar
authors.forename: Avneesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology