It is not unusual for doctors working in the emergency department (ED) to diagnose a benign syndrome of transient global amnesia (TGA). It is rare that the TGA patient is in danger of life because of a 'forgotten' acute aortic dissection (AAD). The present article deals with one of such rare cases of association between TGA and AAD, which presented laboratory findings never reported before. A practical diagnostic algorithm has also been drafted to help ED physicians facing such a puzzling situation. Copyright 2011 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
Unmasking aortic dissection in patients of transient global amnesia: Case report and diagnostic algorithm for the emergency department / M., Colotto; Maranghi, Marianna; A., Epifania; M., Totaro; R., Giura; Durante, Cosimo. - In: BMJ CASE REPORT. - ISSN 1757-790X. - ELETTRONICO. - 2011:jan20 1(2011), pp. bcr0720103151-bcr0720103151. [10.1136/bcr.07.2010.3151]
Unmasking aortic dissection in patients of transient global amnesia: Case report and diagnostic algorithm for the emergency department
MARANGHI, MARIANNA;DURANTE, COSIMO
2011
Abstract
It is not unusual for doctors working in the emergency department (ED) to diagnose a benign syndrome of transient global amnesia (TGA). It is rare that the TGA patient is in danger of life because of a 'forgotten' acute aortic dissection (AAD). The present article deals with one of such rare cases of association between TGA and AAD, which presented laboratory findings never reported before. A practical diagnostic algorithm has also been drafted to help ED physicians facing such a puzzling situation. Copyright 2011 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
