Ischemic Stroke Secondary to Aortic Dissection Following Rifle Butt Recoil Chest Injury: A Case Report
Ischemic stroke secondary to aortic dissection is not uncommon. We present a patient with left hemiplegia secondary to Stanford type A aortic dissection extending to the supra-aortic vessels, which was precipitated by rifle butt recoil chest injury. The diagnosis of aortic dissection was delayed du...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oman Medical Specialty Board
2011-11-01
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| Series: | Oman Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=982297 |