A RARE POSTOPERATIVE NEUROLOGIC CRISIS.

Afshan Punnepillilthaha,Sreekumar Ramachandran,Shivanesanpitchai A,Harishankar Ramachandrannair

doi:10.21474/ijar01/8136

Abstract

03Dec 2018 A RARE POSTOPERATIVE NEUROLOGIC CRISIS. Afshan Punnepillil Thaha , Sreekumar Ramachandran , ShivanesanPitchai and Harishankar Ramachandran Nair. MS, Senior Resident - Division of Vascular Surgery, Dept. of CVTS, SCTIMST. MS, PDCC (Vascular Surgery), FRCS, Additional Professor? Division of Vascular Surgery, Dept. of CVTS, SCTIMST. MS, MCh (Vascular Surgery), Assistant Professor ? Division of Vascular Surgery, Dept. of CVTS, SCTIMST. MS, MRCSEd, Senior Resident, MCh Vascular Surgery- Division of Vascular Surgery, Dept. of CVTS, SCTIMST.

Highlights

Ischaemic myelopathy is one of the causes of limb weakness following open repair of aortic aneurysm
We present the case report of a 73 year old male, who was on treatment for Parkinsonism and became immobile after aortic surgery for ruptured infrarenal abdominal aortic
Ischaemic myelopathy was suspected, but it turned out to be acute presentation of akinetic crisis, which is a rare complication of Parkinson's disease

Summary

Introduction

Ischaemic myelopathy is one of the causes of limb weakness following open repair of aortic aneurysm. We present the case report of a 73 year old male, who was on treatment for Parkinsonism and became immobile after aortic surgery for ruptured infrarenal abdominal aortic Ischaemic myelopathy was suspected, but it turned out to be acute presentation of akinetic crisis, which is a rare complication of Parkinson's disease.

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