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Hereditary protein S deficiency linked to anterior spinal artery syndrome in an adolescent with sudden paresis.
Case Report (n=1)
Anterior spinal artery syndrome can occur in adolescents with hereditary protein S deficiency and is diagnosed through clinical examination and MRI.
Anterior spinal artery syndrome may signal hereditary protein S deficiency in adolescents; this case report leaves open the need for prospective validation.
The diagnosis of anterior spinal artery syndrome can be made with high accuracy by thorough clinical examination in combination with typical magnetic resonance imaging findings. Sudden onset of tetra- or paraparesis and dissociated sensory loss with bladder dysfunction are the leading clinical signs. We discuss clinical and radiologic findings in an adolescent presenting with anterior spinal artery syndrome. The laboratory results showed a hereditary protein S deficiency.
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Ramelli et al. (2001) conducted a case report in Anterior spinal artery syndrome (n=1). Hereditary protein S deficiency was evaluated on Clinical and radiologic findings. An adolescent presenting with sudden onset tetra- or paraparesis and dissociated sensory loss was diagnosed with anterior spinal artery syndrome associated with hereditary protein S deficiency.
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