title: Late neurological recovery of paraplegia after endovascular repair of an infected thoracic aortic aneurysm.
abstract: Spinal cord ischemia is a potentially devastating complication after thoracic endovascular aorta repair (TEVAR). Patients with spinal cord ischemia after TEVAR often develop paraplegia, which is considered irreversible, and have significant increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. We report the case of a patient with unusual late complete neurologic recovery of acute-onset paraplegia after TEVAR for an infected thoracic aortic aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. b.mees@erasmusmc.nl
authors.forename: Barend M E
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Mees
authors.forename: Frederico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bastos Gonçalves
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Koudstaal
authors.forename: Hence J M
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Verhagen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome