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KMID : 0361419840080020157
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
1984 Volume.8 No. 2 p.157 ~ p.160
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A Case Report of Non-traumatic Paraplegia
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The etiology of non traumatic paraplegia varies. One case of paraplegia developed after a surgical procedure on the aorta. A case of paraplegia occurring subsegment to a aortogram procedure was seen by the author. A 33 year old man who complained of headache, nausea, and chest pain was admitted to the Department of Internal Medicine through the emergency room. An aortogram was done which was interpreted as coarctation of the aorta; and on next day, paraplegia with anesthesia below the T4 level developed. A patch-angioplasty was done, and the patient was transferred to the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. He was put on an in tensive rehabilitation program to develop independence in wheel chair activities and other A.D.L. He progressed to wheel chair ambulation but may further progress to standing and walking for short distances with assistive devices.
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