What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Case Report. Population: Aortic dissection presenting with a transient ischemic attack.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To document an atypical case of acute aortic dissection initially manifesting as a transient ischemic attack and localized neurological symptoms.

August 1, 2021Journal of Surgery and MedicineOpen Access

A case of aortic dissection presenting with a transient ischemic attack

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Key result

Author agreement form for aortic dissection case report contains no clinical data.

Key Points

To document an atypical case of acute aortic dissection initially manifesting as a transient ischemic attack and localized neurological symptoms.
Clinical evaluation of an adult patient presenting to the emergency department with neck pain, amaurosis fugax, and hypotension.
Diagnostic reassessment following initial neurology ward admission for suspected cerebral transient ischemic attack.
Diagnostic workup confirmed acute aortic dissection despite the absence of typical severe chest pain.
The clinical presentation was characterized by transient visual loss (amaurosis fugax), neck pain, and systemic hypotension masquerading as acute neurological ischemia.

Study Design

Type

Case Report

Structured PICO

Population

A patient presenting to the emergency department with neck pain, amaurosis fugax, and hypotension, admitted with suspicion of transient ischemic attack

Outcome

Diagnosis of aortic dissection

Aortic dissection can present atypically with neurological symptoms such as transient ischemic attack, highlighting the need for broad differential diagnosis in such presentations.

Discussion

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Implication

Consider aortic dissection in atypical TIA presentations with neck pain or hypotension; this Level 5 case leaves open its frequency among mimics.

Cite This Study

Kara et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Aortic dissection presenting with a transient ischemic attack. This document is an author agreement form for a case report and contains no clinical data.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa3c2aaaaaedccdac749a99 https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.830979

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Implication

Consider aortic dissection in atypical TIA presentations with neck pain or hypotension; this Level 5 case leaves open its frequency among mimics.

A case of aortic dissection presenting with a transient ischemic attack

Key Points

Study Design

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

A case of aortic dissection presenting with a transient ischemic attack

Key Points

Study Design

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

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