POSTSHUNT MYELOPATHY

被引:16
作者
BAIN, VG
BAILEY, RJ
JHAMANDAS, JH
机构
[1] UNIV ALBERTA,DEPT MED,DIV NEUROL,EDMONTON T6G 2R7,ALBERTA,CANADA
[2] ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSP,DEPT MED,EDMONTON,ALBERTA,CANADA
关键词
POSTSHUNT MYELOPATHY; PORTACAVAL SHUNT; MYELOPATHY;
D O I
10.1097/00004836-199110000-00018
中图分类号
R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
学科分类号
摘要
Postshunt myelopathy is a rare, severely debilitating syndrome complicating portosystemic shunts that is characterized by spastic paraparesis. In this report we describe a 39-year-old woman with alcoholic liver disease and postshunt myelopathy resulting in an inability to walk. The syndrome did not become manifest until eight years after construction of a side-to-side portacaval shunt. This case is compared with reported literature on the subject.
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页码:562 / 564
页数:3
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