Aortic dissection mimicking subarachnoidal hemorrhage.
Anesth Analg
; 101(1): 233-4, table of contents, 2005 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
In this report we describe a comatose patient with proximal aortic dissection who presented with the signs of subarachnoidal hemorrhage. Shortly before losing consciousness, the patient complained of an excruciating headache. Upon initial examination, neck stiffness and opisthotonos were present. The cardiovascular examination, chest radiograph, and cerebral computed tomography were normal. Eight hours later, the aortic dissection was verified by a thoracic computed tomography. This case shows that aortic dissection, which causes severe pain and possibly transient malperfusion of the carotid arteries, may present with the misleading signs of subarachnoidal hemorrhage but without classical symptoms of aortic syndromes.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ruptura Aórtica
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Hemorragia Subaracnóidea
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Anesth Analg
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha