Spontaneous subclavian artery dissection in a young woman with migraine: an unusual etiology of stroke.
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Neurology Emergency Unit, Neurology Division, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de Clínicas, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba PR, Brazil. A 31-year-old woman with a previous history of migraine without aura was admitted to the emergency room complaining of an occipital headache with sudden onset, accompanied by vomiting and gait disturbance, which had started seven days prior to her admission. Neurological examination showed scanning
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
دوره 68 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010