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Cutaneous ischemia and vertebral body infarction indicating spinal cord ischemia

Authors

VAVRUŠOVÁ Karolína BAKOŠOVÁ Lucia VLČKOVÁ Eva PAZDIČOVÁ Zuzana ADAMOVÁ Blanka

Year of publication 2024
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Ceska a slovenska neurologie a neurochirurgie
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
web https://www.prolekare.cz/casopisy/ceska-slovenska-neurologie/2024-4-8/kozni-ischemie-a-infarkt-obratloveho-tela-jako-priznak-misni-ischemie-138583?hl=en
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.48095/cccsnn2024282
Keywords cutaneous ischemia; spinal cord ischemia; vertebral body infarction
Description An 82-year-old man with a history of artetus was admitted to the hospital with acute weakness of the left lower limb. The night before admission, at around 3 AM, the patient experienced sudden pain in the left lower thoracic region of his back. The next morning, his wife noticed a dark red patch on the skin corresponding to the painful area. At 1 PM, the patient noticed some weakness of the left lower limb for the first time. By 3 PM that day, he was unable to walk properly due to instability.
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