Upper-Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis and Paralysis: A Case Report

Abstract Shah MK, Black-Schaffer RM. Upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis and paralysis: a case report. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2003;84:458-9. Upper-extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) has been understudied in the rehabilitation population. Patients undergoing rehabilitation often have many risk factors that predispose them to DVT. It is important to recognize upper-extremity DVT, because recent studies have shown it to pose a significant risk for pulmonary embolus and death. This is the first reported association of an upper-extremity DVT with paralysis. [copy ] 2003 by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation