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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2019; 14(03): 989-991
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_327_16
Case Report

Unusual complication of paraplegia following intracranial aneurysm clipping in a patient with undiagnosed coarctation of aorta

Shaik Pasha
Department of Neurology, NRI Medical College and General Hospital, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
,
Rajesh Ghanta
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Suraksha Hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
,
Biju Govind
2   Department of Cardiology, NRI Medical College and General Hospital, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
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We report a case of subarachnoid hemorrhage in a 38-year-old male, diagnosed to have the right middle cerebral artery aneurysm on computed tomography (CT) cerebral angiogram. He was a known hypertensive for 17 years and was on irregular treatment. Craniotomy and clipping of the aneurysm were done. Postoperatively, the patient had high blood pressure of 200/120 mmHg. Treatment of hypertension in the postoperative period resulted in paraplegia. CT angiogram of aorta revealed coarctation-postductal type. He underwent balloon dilatation for the coarctation of aorta followed by coarctopalsty and stenting with the improvement in motor power in both lower limbs.

Key-words:

Coarctation of aorta - paraplegia - postoperative paraplegia

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09 September 2022

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