Acute ischemic stroke in aortic dissection: case report and review of literature. Indian J Med Sci 2010 Aug;64(8):385-9
Date
08/01/2010Pubmed ID
22945783Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84866156396 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 3 CitationsAbstract
The estimated incidence of aortic dissection ranges from 5 to 30 cases per million per year. Nearly 38% of cases are missed at an initial presentation due to the wide range of clinical symptoms. We report a survivor of an inadvertent thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke, secondary to aortic dissection.
Author List
Ramalingam VS, Sinnakirouchenan R, Sudhakar S, Brasch AVMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Aortic AneurysmHumans
Male
Middle Aged
Stroke
Ultrasonography