Painless aortic dissection masquerading as brainstem stroke with catastrophic anticoagulant use
| Autor: | Tung-Yao Tsai, Chin-Hsiang Chuang, Yi-Kung Lee, Chee-Fah Chong, Ta-Chung Shen, Tzong-Luen Wang, Vei-Ken Seow |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Brain Stem Infarctions Hemorrhage Aortic aneurysm Fatal Outcome medicine Humans Anticoagulant use Emergency physician Diagnostic Errors Stroke Aortic dissection business.industry Anticoagulants General Medicine Aneurysm dissecting Middle Aged medicine.disease Multiorgan failure Surgery Aortic Aneurysm Aortic Dissection Emergency Medicine Brainstem business |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of emergency medicine. 26(2) |
| ISSN: | 1532-8171 |
| Popis: | Painless aortic dissection with only focal neurological symptoms and signs can be a great challenge to the emergency physician. Inadvertently and erroneous treatment of stroke may threaten patient's life. We present a patient with painless aortic dissection (DeBakey I), which was initially misdiagnosed as brainstem stroke with catastrophic anticoagulant use. Finally, the patient died of multiorgan failure after surgical intervention. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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