Seizure as Initial Manifestation of Aortic Dissection Type A

Seizure as Initial Manifestation of Aortic Dissection Type A

Background: Seizure as the initial manifestation of aortic dissection is rare.Case report: An 88-year-old female experienced a first generalized tonic clonic seizure, which was terminated with midazolam. Acute cerebral magnetic resonance imaging and angiography were non-informative. After awaking sh...

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Main Authors: Finsterer, Josef, Frank, Marlies, Keller, Hans, Bastowanski, Adam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2010-12-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
epilepsy
seizure
carotid artery
aortic dissection
cardiac surgery
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/2969w3kb

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