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A 65-year-old man with a previously undiagnosed abdominal aortic aneurysm presented with acute paraplegia. Elective resection of the aneurysm was undertaken one week later. Following this, almost complete neurological recovery was regained by 11 months.
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Chatlani, P., Van Dessel, M., Krishnan, K. et al. Abdominal aortic aneurysm presenting as paraplegia: case report. Spinal Cord 27, 146–147 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1989.22
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1989.22