International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Antonio Minerva

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• Case Report
  Paraplegia due to Anterior Spinal Artery Stroke: Rehabilitative Program on Lower Extremity Weakness and Locomotor Function
  Author(s): Andrea Santamato, Serena Filoni, Francesco Panza, Antonio Minerva, Maria Pia Lo Muzio, Vincenza Frisardi, Alberto Pilotto, Pietro Fiore and Maurizio Ranieri Andrea Santamato, Serena Filoni, Francesco Panza, Antonio Minerva, Maria Pia Lo Muzio, Vincenza Frisardi, Alberto Pilotto, Pietro Fiore and Maurizio Ranieri
  
  Background: Spinal cord ischemia in the absence of trauma with a stroke in the territories of anterior spinal artery (ASA) attributed to paradoxical embolism through patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a rare event. Rehabilitative treatment is focused on the improvement of lower limbs muscle torque to consent a recovery of balance and gait. Methods: Case report of a 43-year-old woman with paraplegia after ASA stroke due to PFO Results: A 43-year-old woman was hospitalized for sudden and progressive increase of weakness of lower limbs few hours after evacuation effort by using the Valsalva maneuver. Neurological and physiatric examination revealed paraplegia, lower limbs dysesthesia, and hesitancy with delayed bowel emptying. Spine-MRI showed D12–L1 anterolateral cord ischemia. Transcranial doppler sonography examination disclosed a PFO with moderate r.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9096.1000118

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