Temporoparietal Headache as the Initial Presenting Symptom of a Massive Aortic Dissection
Joint Authors
Thyagarajan, Brag
Alagusundaramoorthy, Sayee Sundar
Parikh, Manan
Martin, James
Agrawal, Abhinav
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aortic dissection is a life-threatening medical emergency often presenting with severe chest pain and acute hemodynamic compromise.
The presentation of aortic dissection can sometimes be different thus leading to a challenge in prompt diagnosis and treatment as demonstrated by the following presentation and discussion.
We present a case of a 71-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with complaints of left sided temporoparietal headache and was eventually diagnosed with a thoracic aortic dissection involving the ascending aorta and descending aorta, with an intramural hematoma in the descending aorta.
This case illustrates the importance of keeping in mind aortic dissection as a differential diagnosis in patients with acute onset headaches in which any intracranial source of headache is not found.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Parikh, Manan& Agrawal, Abhinav& Thyagarajan, Brag& Alagusundaramoorthy, Sayee Sundar& Martin, James. 2015. Temporoparietal Headache as the Initial Presenting Symptom of a Massive Aortic Dissection. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Parikh, Manan…[et al.]. Temporoparietal Headache as the Initial Presenting Symptom of a Massive Aortic Dissection. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Parikh, Manan& Agrawal, Abhinav& Thyagarajan, Brag& Alagusundaramoorthy, Sayee Sundar& Martin, James. Temporoparietal Headache as the Initial Presenting Symptom of a Massive Aortic Dissection. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058476
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058476