Key result
Acute type B aortic dissection can rarely present with paraplegia due to a spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Why the study?
Paraplegia can rarely be a presenting feature of aortic dissection, highlighting the need to document unusual causes such as spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare presentation of acute type B aortic dissection with paraplegia caused by spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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Alerts clinicians to rare paraplegia presentation in type B dissection; single case leaves incidence and management open.
Subbiah et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Acute type B aortic dissection (n=1). Acute type B aortic dissection can rarely present with paraplegia due to a spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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