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. 2025 Apr 11;6(3):100136.
doi: 10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100136. eCollection 2025 Jun.

Unconscious Male With Reported Seizure

Naleen Patel  1 , Bradley S Jackson  1 , Nima Sarani  1
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Review

Unconscious Male With Reported Seizure

Naleen Patel et al. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. .
No abstract available

Keywords: POCUS; aortic dissection; point-of-care ultrasound; subxiphoid.

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All authors have affirmed they have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Subxiphoid point-of-care ultrasound showing ascending aorta (asterisks) with an echogenic linear dissection flap (arrowheads).
Video 1
Video 1
Subxiphoid point-of-care ultrasound showing ascending aorta with a dissection flap.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Transverse-axis (left panel) and long-axis (right panel) views of point-of-care right neck ultrasound demonstrating an internal jugular vein (star), carotid artery (asterisk), and echogenic linear carotid dissection flap (arrowhead).
Video 2
Video 2
Transverse-axis point-of-care ultrasound of the right neck demonstrating carotid dissection.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Transverse computed tomography angiography of the neck showing dissection flaps (arrowheads) in the brachiocephalic (red), left common carotid (yellow), and left subclavian (blue) arteries.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Coronal computed tomography angiography of the chest showing an ascending aorta (asterisk) with a dissection flap (arrowhead).
Video 3
Video 3
Transverse-axis computed tomography angiography showing a dissection flap in the ascending aorta with extension into brachiocephalic, left common carotid, and left subclavian arteries.
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References

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