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A 38-year-old woman developed vertebral artery dissection and subsequent neurogenic pulmonary oedema after playing tennis, highlighting an unusual presentation and association with low-impact sports.
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Vertebral artery dissection can be triggered by low-impact sports like tennis and may present atypically with neurogenic pulmonary oedema.
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Alerts clinicians to vertebral artery dissection after low-impact sports; leaves open confirmation of this association.
We present a case of a patient who developed vertebral artery dissection (VAD) while playing tennis and presented with neurogenic pulmonary oedema. The case highlights two important points: acute pulmonary oedema as an unusual presenting feature of VAD and VAD, an important cause of stroke in young people, as being associated with playing low-impact sports such as tennis. These associations, independent of each other, are under-recognised and can lead to a delay in diagnosis.
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Aljishi et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Vertebral artery dissection and neurogenic pulmonary oedema (n=1). Playing tennis (low-impact sport) was evaluated on Clinical presentation and diagnosis. A 38-year-old woman developed vertebral artery dissection and subsequent neurogenic pulmonary oedema after playing tennis, highlighting an unusual presentation and association with low-impact sports.
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