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Complete reversal of paraplegia after thoracic endovascular aortic repair in a patient with complicated acute aortic dissection using immediate cerebrospinal fluid drainage

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  1. Department of Cardiology, West-German Heart Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45122, Essen, Germany

    Holger Eggebrecht, Dirk Böse, Philipp Kahlert & Raimund Erbel

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

    Thomas Gasser & Oliver Müller

  3. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, West-German Heart Center Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

    Jaroslav Benedik, Konstantinos Tsagakis & Heinz G. Jakob

  4. Department of Neurology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

    Petra Mummel

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Eggebrecht, H., Böse, D., Gasser, T. et al. Complete reversal of paraplegia after thoracic endovascular aortic repair in a patient with complicated acute aortic dissection using immediate cerebrospinal fluid drainage. Clin Res Cardiol 98, 797–801 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-009-0082-5

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