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Who watches the WATCHMAN? A rare case of lower extremity paralysis.

J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open

October 2023

Department of Emergency Medicine West Michigan Emergency Medicine Residency, Michigan State University Muskegon Michigan USA.

We present a case study involving an elderly patient who experienced dislodgement of a recently implanted WATCHMAN device. Initially, the patient exhibited multiple musculoskeletal symptoms, which raised concerns about alternative causes such as cauda equina syndrome or spinal epidural hematoma. Despite vascular surgery removing the device, the patient's condition deteriorated due to ischemia leading to multisystem organ failure.

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