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Am J Emerg Med
; 26(2): 253.e1-2, 2008 Feb.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18272133
RESUMEN
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.