Rapid Communication
Baallal Hassan, Bakzaza Wal
Abstract
Aortic aneurysm is an uncommon vascular emergency that can exceptional present with neurologic symptoms owing to spinal cord ischemia; neurosurgeon may be the first physician to evaluate a patient who has an acute aortic dissection presenting as a spinal cord injury. The increased mortality associated with a delayed diagnosis necessitates familiarity with this condition. We describe a patient who experienced an abdominal aortic aneurysm that initially presented as cauda equine syndrome.