Internal and Emergency Medicine

, Volume 8, Issue 2, pp 181–183 | Cite as

Challenges in management of ischemic stroke secondary to brachiocephalic artery dissection

  • Teresa Sansone
  • Silvia Baroncelli
  • Camilla Tozzetti
  • Andrea Berni
  • Marco Torri
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Keywords

Ischemic Stroke Aortic Dissection Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Intramural Hematoma Brachiocephalic Artery 
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Notes

Conflict of interest

None.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Teresa Sansone
    • 1
  • Silvia Baroncelli
    • 1
  • Camilla Tozzetti
    • 1
  • Andrea Berni
    • 1
  • Marco Torri
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, AOU CareggiUniversity of FlorenceFlorenceItaly

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