[Arterial embolisms in the extremities]. / Embólie do artérií koncatín.

The authors discuss the causes of development of embolism into the peripheral vessels. The most frequent site of embolism in the lower extremity is the a. femoralis communis and a. poplitea, in the upper extremity the brachial and cubital artery. Frequently a premonition of myocardial infarction is involved which was not reflected in ECG changes but was confirmed on autopsy. The most frequent source of embolization into the periphery is atrial fibrillation. The success of treatment depends on early surgical intervention (embolectomy), local thrombolysis and postoperative administration of anticoagulants. Late removal of the embolus causes local and general changes, loss of the extremity and increases the morbidity and mortality.

High cervical disc herniation and Brown-Sequard syndrome. A case report and review of the literature.

We describe a rare herniation of the disc at the C2/C3 level in a 73-year-old woman. It caused hemicompression of the spinal cord and led to the Brown-Sequard syndrome. The condition was diagnosed clinically and by MRI six months after onset. Discectomy and fusion gave complete neurological resolution.