Accepted 25 November 1997 A 30-year-old-man who had low-grade intermittent fever and occasional vomiting of 2 months duration, presented with acute onset of complete weakness of both lower limbs and urinary retention. There was no family history or past history of tuberculosis. Examination revealed right 6th nerve palsy, marked neck rigidity and positive Kernig's sign. The patient had parapares...

CABG is one of the most common cardiac surgeries all over the world. Similar to other surgeries, it may be associated with some undesirable complications including neurologic complications which might cause morbidity and mortality after surgery. We will describe a case of Progressive Paraparesis after CABG Surgery and review its etiology, diagnosis and management.

BACKGROUND The risk factors of paraplegia and paraparesis (P/P) after surgical repair of descending thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) are controversial. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seventy five patients underwent surgical repair of descending TAA from 2001 through 2002. The mean age was 64.2+/-5.2 years old (range; 26-81) and 58 patients (77.3%) are male. There were 47 patients (62.7%) with nondissecti...

BACKGROUND Hereditary spastic paraparesis is a genetically heterogeneous condition. Recently, mutations in the spastin gene were reported in families linked to the common SPG4 locus on chromosome 2p21-22. OBJECTIVES To study a population of patients with hereditary spastic paraparesis for mutations in the spastin gene (SPG4) on chromosome 2p21-22. METHODS DNA from 32 patients (12 from famil...