SUDDEN PARAPLEGIA

Saddle embolism of the aorta with sudden paraplegia.

On March 5, 2002, a woman 85 years of age (body surface area, 1.5 m2) had a sudden episode of severe pain in both groins with radiation to the LX. Ten minutes later, she was affected by paraplegia. Her pulse and heart rate were rapid and irregular; abdominal tenderness precluded the exclusion of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Both LX were bluish and cold. She lost her sensory and motor function ...

Paraplegia.

Nurses caring for people who have sustained an injury resulting in paraplegia must have an understanding of both the psychological and physical effects. This Update examines the nurse's role in preparing the patient for the future.

Sudden paraplegia due to an anterior spinal artery syndrome during the course of Staphylococcus aureus septicemia.

Sudden Paraplegia Caused by Nontraumatic Cervical Disc Rupture: A Case Report

A 38-year-old man visited our Emergency Department for sudden onset paraplegia that occurred 1 hour ago. He felt a piercing pain in the posterior neck and became paraplegic while he was watching television, lying down on a sofa. Neurological examination showed motor power grades II-III in both arms and grade 0 in both legs. His cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a large ruptured d...

Acute myelopathy with sudden paraplegia as the sole manifestation of meningococcal meningitis

Acute myelopathy with sudden paraplegia is a very rare manifestation of meningococcal meningitis, with only a few cases reported in the literature. In almost all previously reported cases, other clinical manifestations of meningitis, such as fever, headache, and neck stiffness preceded acute myelopathy. In this paper, we report a case of acute myelopathy with sudden paraplegia as the sole manif...