title: Aortic dissection presenting as posterior circulation stroke.
abstract: Aortic dissection is a rare and life-threatening event. While pain is the most common symptom of aortic dissection, it may be absent in ten percent of patients and present with a myriad of symptoms suggestive of a diverse range of other conditions. A high index of clinical suspicion is mandatory for the accurate and rapid diagnosis of aortic dissection. We report a 25-year-old woman with aortic dissection presenting as a posterior circulation stroke. This combination is very rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Madurai Medical College, Tamil Nadu, India. ganeshathappan@gmail.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Athappan
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chengat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unnikrishnan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandraprakasam
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ganesh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color