title: Paraplegia Due to Spinal Cord Infarction After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.
abstract: Paraplegia is an extremely rare complication after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. We report a patient who developed paraplegia after CABG and review the literature on spinal cord ischemia following CABG surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Utkan
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sevuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Firat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ayaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ulas
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Aktas
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*