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Treatment Methods for Spinal Cord Injury Caused by Acute Type B Aortic Dissection

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

For reprint information contact: Yasuaki Fujisawa, MD Tel: 81 11 611 2111 (Ext 3312) Fax: 81 11 613 7318 Email: fuji{at}sapmed.ac.jp, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University, South 1, West 16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 0608543, Japan.

Acute distal aortic dissection rarely causes spinal cord ischemia presenting with paraplegia or paraparesis. Spinal cord involvement has poor outcomes, and there is no established effective treatment for this disorder. In this report we describe the acute conservative treatment of two cases of paraplegia/paraparesis due to acute type B aortic dissection. Early reversal of lower-limb dysmobility was achieved.

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