Case Report: Differential Diagnosis of Lower Extremity Weakness in a Young Male - Consider Foix Alajouanine Syndrome
| Autor: | Avi Siani, Alexander Garrett, Natasha Thomas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine. 6(1) |
| ISSN: | 2474-252X |
| Popis: | Introduction: There is a limited list of emergent spinal cord pathology that must be considered in patients with focal neurological deficits in the emergency department. Identification of these conditions requires a detailed history and neurological exam and may also require advanced testing and imaging. Case Report: Here we present the case of a patient with a rare arteriovenous malformation of the spinal cord vessels causing congestive myelopathy (Foix-Alajouanine syndrome) that presented as a clinical mimic of spinal cord compression. Conclusion: Emergency physicians should be aware of Foix-Alajouanine syndrome, as its workup and management differ from more common pathologies that may present similarly. |
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