Zeitschrift für klinische Fallberichte

Aortic Aneurysm Revealed by Cauda Equina Syndrome

Abstract

Baallal Hassan, Bakzaza Walid, Allaoui Mustapha and Akhaddar Ali

Aortic aneurysm is an uncommon vascular emergency that can exceptional present with neurologic symptoms owing to spinal cord ischemia; neurosurgeon may be the first physician to evaluate a patient who has an acute aortic dissection presenting as a spinal cord injury. The increased mortality associated with a delayed diagnosis necessitates familiarity with this condition. We describe a patient who experienced an abdominal aortic aneurysm that initially presented as cauda equine syndrome.