Unable to write in log file ../../bases/logs/gimorg/logerror.txt Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage as a Useful Treatment to Relieve Paraplegia Caused by Acute Type A Aortic Dissection | Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery;: 173-176, 2006. | WPRIM
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage as a Useful Treatment to Relieve Paraplegia Caused by Acute Type A Aortic Dissection / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌
Kouki Takahashi; Hirono Satokawa; Shoichi Takahashi; Yoichi Sato; Takashi Ono; Shinya Takase; Hiroki Wakamatsu; Yoshiyuki Sato; Hitoshi Yokoyama.
Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery ; : 173-176, 2006.
Article in Japanese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-367174
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ABSTRACT
We report a rare case of acute type A aortic dissection with paraplegia which was reversed using cerebrospinal fluid drainage (CFD). The patient was a 80-year-old man who was admitted with acute back pain and paraplegia. Computed tomographic scans showed an acute type A aortic dissection. Four hours after onset of paraplegia, CFD was initiated by inserting an intrathecal catheter at L3-L4. Cerebrospinal fluid was drained freely by gravity whenever the pressure exceeded 10cmH<sub>2</sub>O. After 32h, the neurological deficit was completely resolved. CFD can be considered a useful treatment in patients with paraplegia after acute aortic dissection.
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