Percutaneous stenting of interrupted aortic arch to treat compressive myelopathy.
Neurological complications of coarctation of aorta include spontaneous SAH, intracerebral hemorrhage, and cerebral abscess. Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) present as compressive myelopathy is not known. We describe an adult male presenting to neurology department with progressive paraparesis and was detected to have IAA with intraspinal collaterals causing compressive myelopathy. He was successfully treated with percutaneous stenting of IAA with dramatic improvement in paraparesis. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, India, 560069.
Nagaraja
N
Moorthy
Rajiv
R
Ananthakrishna
Manjunath C
MC
Nanjappa
D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
coarctation of aorta; interrupted aortic arch; paraparesis; stenting