Paraparesis due to syphilitic aortic dissection

A patient is presented who developed an acute spinal cord infarct with paraparesis and segmental pain but no sensory or sphincter involvement. Investigations revealed an extensive dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm and positive treponemal serologic findings consistent with tertiary cardiovascular s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurology 1997, Vol.48 (1), p.221-223
Hauptverfasser:	KELLETT, M. W, YOUNG, G. R, FLETCHER, N. A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aneurysm, Dissecting - complications Aneurysm, Dissecting - diagnosis Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - complications Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - diagnosis Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Ischemia - complications Ischemia - etiology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Miscellaneous Paraplegia - etiology Radiography, Thoracic Spinal Cord - blood supply Syphilis Syphilis, Cardiovascular - complications Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	A patient is presented who developed an acute spinal cord infarct with paraparesis and segmental pain but no sensory or sphincter involvement. Investigations revealed an extensive dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm and positive treponemal serologic findings consistent with tertiary cardiovascular syphilis.
ISSN:	0028-3878 1526-632X
DOI:	10.1212/WNL.48.1.221