Adamkiewitz Syndrome in Marfan Syndrome and Rehabilitation Outcomes- 3 Cases and Review of the Literature

Authors : Zeynep KIRAÇ ÜNAL, Gulnur CELİK, Sadik Yigit YİLDİZ, Damla CANKURTARAN, Ece ÜNLÜ AKYÜZ, İlker İNCE

Pages : 910-912

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Publication Date : 2022-08-30

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Acute Spinal Cord Ischemia Syndrome insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ASCIS); is rare but it is clinically very significant. Aortic dissection insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(AD); is one of the reasons of ischemia of the spinal cord. The artery of Adamkiewicz provides the major blood supply to the anterior thoracolumbar spinal cord, and injury to this artery can cause consequential neurologic damage. Three male patients applied to our rehabilitation clinic with paraplegia. All three had AD due to Marfan Syndrome and all had clinical findings due to Adamkiewitz artery ischemia. Although it was later learned that one of the patients later died from a new ruptured aortic aneurysm, we achieved good motor gains in these rare cases with rehabilitation. Although paraplegia is rare as the initial symptom in AD, vascular etiology shouldn’t be forgotton in acute paraplegia. The prognosis of ASCIS is known to be poor, but a good and individualized rehabilitation program is required.
Keywords : Acute Spinal Cord Ischemia Syndrome, Marfan Syndrome, Paraplegia, Rehabilitation

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