| Title | [A case of postoperative paraplegia caused by idiopathic spinal cord infarction in a young male patient] | | Author(s) | Kamiutsuri K, Minai H, Yamada K, Yamamoto K | | Institution | Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640. | | Source | Masui 2008 Apr; 57(4):450-2. | | Abstract | 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. | | Language | jpn | | Pub Type(s) | English Abstract
Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 18416202 |
|
