DOI: 10.12890/2017_000697

Acute Paraplegia with Cognitive Alterations After Bilateral Infarcts in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

Authors

  • Francisco Javier Ros Forteza Neurology Service, Local Health Unit of Guarda, E.P.E., GuardaDepartment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã

javierros40@hotmail.com

Abstract

Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) affects the small arteries, arterioles, venules and capillaries in the brain and can be identified clinically and/or radiologically. We describe the case of a 71-year-old man with sporadic cerebral SVD who presented with acute paraplegia with urinary incontinence and recent cognitive impairment that developed after the occurrence of ischaemic lesions.

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Published

2017-08-25

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 9 (2017)

How to Cite

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Forteza FJR. Acute Paraplegia with Cognitive Alterations After Bilateral Infarcts in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2017 Aug. 25 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];4(9). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/697