A Patient Presenting with Lower Extremity Paralysis due to Acute Aortic Occlusion.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Strom, Theodore; McIntosh, Mark
- Source
- Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 3/14/2022, p1-3. 3p.
- Subject
- *PARAPLEGIA
*AORTIC dissection
*AORTA
*DELAYED diagnosis
*HOSPITAL emergency services
- Language
- ISSN
- 2090-648X
Acute aortic occlusion (AAO) is a rare and life-threatening condition that is rarely described in limited case series over the past several decades. The etiology and management are diverse across documented accounts, but prompt recognition facilitated by performing a thorough vascular and neurologic exam is critical to prevent delayed diagnosis and adverse outcomes. We report a patient who presented to the emergency department with the complaint of acute-onset lower extremity paralysis due to acute aortic occlusion. Her condition was rapidly diagnosed with a CT angiogram protocolized for aortic dissection and managed with anticoagulation and thrombectomy with eventual near complete recovery of her lower extremity function. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]