[Case of postoperative paraplegia caused by idiopathic spinal cord infarction in a young male patient]

Autor:	Kei, Kamiutsuri, Hiroko, Minai, Keisuke, Yamada, Ken, Yamamoto
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Adult Anesthesia Epidural Male Paraplegia Anesthesia General Magnetic Resonance Imaging Drug Administration Schedule Postoperative Complications Treatment Outcome Spinal Cord Infarction Pulse Therapy Drug Humans Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate
Zdroj:	Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology. 57(4)
ISSN:	0021-4892
Popis:	We report a case of spinal cord infarction in a 20-year-old man, who underwent abdominal surgery under general anesthesia combined with epidural anesthesia. The patient was a healthy young man with no medical history. After the operation, he complained of weakness and sensory blockade of both legs. MRI revealed spinal cord infarction at the T9-10 vertebral levels. Steroid pulse therapy was introduced, and paraplegia almost disappeared. Spinal cord infarction in a young man is very rare, but should be considered in case of postoperative paraplegia even in a young patient.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=pmid________::dbc024e53d85f71129121340b1743335 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18416202 Zobrazit plný text záznamu