Neurologic complications of aortic diseases and aortic surgery Journal Article

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Authors: Hershberger, R.; Cho, J. S.
Article Title: Neurologic complications of aortic diseases and aortic surgery
Abstract: Aortic disease processes have a wide range of clinical manifestations. The inflammatory disease process of Takayasu's arteritis differs dramatically from the visceral ischemia of aortic dissection. The catastrophic event of aortic rupture tends to overshadow life-altering events such as stroke and paraplegia. However, these neurologic manifestations of aortic diseases have dramatic effects that extend beyond the individual patient to include both social and financial ramifications. This chapter focuses on the major aortic disease processes and how they can initiate, both directly and indirectly, adverse neurologic events. The chapter concludes with a brief discussion of aortic surgery, how interventions on the aorta can cause neurologic complications, and techniques to avoid these feared adverse neurologic outcomes.
Journal Title: Handbook of clinical neurology
Volume: 119
ISSN: 0072-9752; 0072-9752
Publisher: Unknown  
Journal Place: Netherlands
Date Published: 2014
Start Page: 223
End Page: 238
Language: eng
DOI/URL:

10.1016/B978-0-7020-4086-3.00016-3

10.1016/B978-0-7020-4086-3.00016-3
Notes: CI: (c) 2014; JID: 0166161; OTO: NOTNLM; ppublish
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