Right Lower Extremity Numbness- an Atypical Presentation of Acute Aortic Dissection
Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is one of the most challenging and emergency conditions in the health care system. It`s associated with high mortality. A 55-year-old person was admitted to the emergency department due to numbness of his right leg. The patient had no complaints of chest pain on arriva...
Main Authors: | Zahra Masoumi, Seyed Mojtaba Alavi, Morteza Sedaqat, Mohammad Shahidi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2023-07-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Clinical Practice |
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Online Access: | https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/742 |
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