This case report evaluates acute aortic occlusion (AAO) presenting as acute paraplegia, highlighting the diagnostic importance of peripheral pulse examination in the emergency setting.
The case illustrates that AAO can mimic acute spinal cord pathology; pulse examination was the key clinical finding that redirected the diagnosis from a neurological to a vascular emergency.
Single case report with no comparative data; findings may not generalize broadly. Full clinical details, outcomes, and management results are not available from the abstract alone.
In any patient presenting with sudden-onset paraplegia, always perform a thorough pulse examination of the lower extremities — absent femoral or distal pulses should immediately raise suspicion for acute aortic occlusion, a life-threatening vascular emergency.
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