Why the study?
Aortic intramural hematoma can rapidly progress to severe complications if diagnosis and management are delayed, and spinal cord infarction represents an unusual clinical presentation.
Case Report (n=1)
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Spinal cord infarction is a rare but severe complication of acute aortic intramural hematoma that requires early recognition and surgical management for type A IMH.
Spinal cord infarction may complicate acute aortic intramural hematoma; this case report leaves open incidence and management questions.
Aortic intramural hematoma is a rare and very serious condition, it can rapidly progress and lead to severe complications if there is a delay in the diagnosis and starting appropriate management. In this case report we are presenting a male 67 years old presented to the emergency department complaining of sudden severe worsening of his lower back pain, associated with left lower limb weakness for which he is unable to walk. A case report of spinal cord infarction secondary to acute aortic intramural hematoma (IMH) type A Standford classification. It represents an unusual clinical presentation of acute aortic IMH. Surgical management done resulting in a successful outcome.
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Mejbel et al. (2024) conducted a case report in Acute aortic intramural hematoma with spinal cord infarction (n=1). Ascending aorta and aortic hemiarch replacement was evaluated on Clinical outcome.
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