Aortic dissection: neurological features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Aortic dissection: neurological features. Neurological features develop in about 15% of aortic dissections. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Demographic neurological features
- Neurological features develop in about 15% of aortic dissections
- They are the initial presentation in about 30% of cases
- They are more frequently caused DeBakey type 1 aortic dissections
- Affected subjects are older than those with non-neurological features
At-risk blood vessels in aortic dissection
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Ischaemic features
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Encephalopathic features
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Other neurological features
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References
- Gaul C, Dietrich W, Friedrich I, Sirch J, Erbguth FJ. Neurological symptoms in type A aortic dissections. Stroke 2007; 38:292-297.
- Lee SJ, Kim JH, Na CY, et al. Eleven years of experience with the neurologic complications in Korean patients with acute aortic dissection: a retrospective study. BMC Neurol 2013; 13:46.
