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Thyrotoxicosis and bilateral internal carotid artery dissections
Cervical artery dissection is a rare but important diagnosis to consider in young patients presenting with stroke. Multiple etiologies of cervical artery dissections have been previously reported, but the association with thyrotoxicosis is extremely rare. A previously healthy 43-year-old female presented to the emergency department with new symptoms related to thyrotoxicosis and bilateral internal carotid artery dissections. Her atrial fibrillation and hypertension resolved by treating the underlying hyperthyroidism with methimazole and propranolol.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - June 26, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Thomas Winter, Eyal Kraut, Kristjan Thompson Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

A rare case of thyrotoxicosis and bilateral internal carotid artery dissections
Cervical artery dissection is a rare but important diagnosis to consider in young patients presenting with stroke. Multiple etiologies of cervical artery dissections have been previously reported, but the association with thyrotoxicosis is extremely rare. A previously healthy 43-year-old female presented to the emergency department with new symptoms related to thyrotoxicosis and bilateral internal carotid artery dissections. Her atrial fibrillation and hypertension resolved by treating the underlying hyperthyroidism with methimazole and propranolol.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - June 25, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Thomas Winter, Eyal Kraut, Kristjan Thompson Source Type: research

A change of heart: Transformation of the electrocardiogram in a patient with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
An asymptomatic 83-year-old man with a history of hypertension, prior stroke with no residual deficits, and bilateral carotid artery stenosis, presented for evaluation prior to cataract surgery. His transthoracic echocardiogram was typical for apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (AHCM), and his electrocardiograms (ECG) showed large precordial R-waves and inverted T-waves, previously associated with AHCM, while his ECG 7  years earlier was normal. Mechanistic explanations for the developed ECG abnormalities, and their importance for the detection and monitoring of patients with AHCM are provided.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 4, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Benjamin Gold, John Madias Source Type: research

Acute aortic occlusion in a patient without risk factors
A 94-year-old female with a history of ischemic stroke, mild right hemiparesis, vascular dementia, breast cancer with right mastectomy, colon cancer resulting in colectomy, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension presented to the emergency department (ED) with bilateral leg pain. Patient had no smoking history, and her medications included Donepezil, Aspirin, Citalopram, Losartan, and Pantoprazole.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 28, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Trina Stoneham, Erin L. Simon Source Type: research

Intracerebral hemorrhage in a middle-aged cocaine user despite normal blood pressures
We report the case of a 40-year-old woman who did not declare at admission her 4-year history of intranasal cocaine hydrochloride and developed an intracerebral subcortical spontaneous hemorrhage. She documented a normal blood pressure, and computer tomography angiography did not show vascular abnormalities and excluded the presence of arterial aneurisms.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 2, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Antonio Siniscalchi, Walter Lentidoro, Ermanno Pisanil, Giovamabattista De Sarro, Luca Gallelli Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Intracerebral hemorrhage in a middle aged cocaine user despite normal blood pressures
We report the case of a 40-year-old woman with a not declared at admission with a 4 year history of intranasal cocaine hydrochloride who developed an intracerebral subcortical spontaneous hemorragie. She documented a normal blood pressure and a CT angiography did not shown vascular abnormalities and excluded the presence of arterial aneurisms.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 2, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Antonio Siniscalchi, Walter Lentidoro, Ermanno Pisanil, Giovamabattista De Sarro, Luca Gallelli Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Bradycardia caused by Intravenous Nicardipine in an Elderly Patient with Acute Ischemic Infarct
We report the case of an elderly patient with an acute ischemic stroke who developed nicardipineinduced bradycardia in the ED.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - August 17, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael E. Abboud, Sarah E. Frasure Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Community implementation of intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke in the 3- to 4.5-hour window
Discussion: Our results show that the conclusions of the ECASS III trial can be applied to routine stroke treatment at a community center and that IV thrombolysis in the 3- to 4.5-hour window results in similar safety and efficacy functional outcome at 3 months compared with administration before 3 hours after onset.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 23, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Arturo Montaño, Ilene Staff, Louise D. McCullough, Gil Fortunato Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: research