Open AccessAcute large‐vessel occlusion masquerading as traumatic injury
Author(s) -
BoronBrenner Daniel,
Overberger Ryan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of the american college of emergency physicians open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2688-1152
DOI - 10.1002/emp2.12683
Subject(s) - medicine , hemiparesis , trauma center , stroke (engine) , rehabilitation , traumatic brain injury , acute stroke , occlusion , presentation (obstetrics) , emergency medicine , physical therapy , surgery , emergency department , angiography , retrospective cohort study , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , engineering
A patient presented to an urban level 1 trauma center/accredited thrombectomy‐capable stroke center for evaluation of suspected traumatic injury and was quickly determined to have symptoms suspicious for acute stroke that included dense hemiparesis with preserved mental status. He received a thrombectomy with an eventual return to neurologic baseline and discharge to acute inpatient rehabilitation 14 days after presentation.