Headache: an unusual presentation of aortic dissection. |
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Authors: | Sukhvinder Singh John Y Huang Kenny Sin Rabind A Charles |
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Institution: | Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Republic of Singapore. |
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Abstract: | The most common presenting symptom of aortic dissection is chest pain - headache as the initial manifestation is rare. We report a patient with a history of hypertension who presented with severe bifrontal headache, and was found to have an acute aortic dissection in the absence of carotid artery dissection. A discussion of the atypical presentation and possible pathophysiology follows. |
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