MedicineCardiologyVascular SurgeryAcute Aortic SyndromesAortic DiseaseDeep Vein ThrombosisThromboembolic DiseaseThrombosisVenous ThromboembolismAcute Limb Ischemia AssessmentAcute ParaplegiaLower Limb IschemiaMotor DeficitsMotor Function DeficitsUpper Limb Ischemia
A saddle embolism of the aorta causes an acute ischemia of the lower extremities (LX). In a third of patients, various degrees of sensory and motor deficits occur,1 but sudden paraplegia is seen rarely and its cause is unclear.
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Acute occlusion of the abdominal aorta
Scott M. Surowiec, Halit Işıklar, Suha Sreeram et al. · The American Journal of Surgery · 1998 · 137 citations