Somatic symptom disorders and long COVID: A critical but overlooked topic
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Often Overlooked but Critical
Case Description A 37-year-old previously healthy right-handed woman presented with sudden onset of left facial droop, left hemiparesis, and headache after a water park ride. She was evaluated within 3 hours of symptoms and received intravenous tissuetype plasminogen activator. Computed tomographic angiography demonstrated right internal carotid artery dissection, and she underwent emergent car...
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عنوان ژورنال: General Hospital Psychiatry
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0163-8343
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2021.06.007