Unusual presentation of a bilateral basilar stroke: Bradycardia

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Submitted: August 11, 2017
Published: Sep 7, 2017
DOI: 10.29328/journal.jcicm.1001008
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Zidouh S
Department of Emergency, Military Hospital of Instruction, Mohammed V University Rabat, Morocco
Jidane S
Department of Emergency, Military Hospital of Instruction, Mohammed V University Rabat, Morocco
Nabhani T
Department of Emergency, Military Hospital of Instruction, Mohammed V University Rabat, Morocco
Chouaib N
Department of Emergency, Military Hospital of Instruction, Mohammed V University Rabat, Morocco
Sirbou R
Department of Emergency, Military Hospital of Instruction, Mohammed V University Rabat, Morocco
Belkouch A
Department of Emergency, Military Hospital of Instruction, Mohammed V University Rabat, Morocco
Belyamani L
Department of Emergency, Military Hospital of Instruction, Mohammed V University Rabat, Morocco

Abstract

We report a case of 79-year-old man who presented to our emergency department (ED) for lipothymia. The patient developed significant bradycardia with hypotension. His EKG objectified a slow atrial fibrillation .the patient rapidly installed a coma. A non-contrast CT brain scan showed a bilateral vertebrobasilar ischemic stroke.

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S, Z., S, J., T, N., N, C., R, S., A , B., & L, B. (2017). Unusual presentation of a bilateral basilar stroke: Bradycardia. Journal of Clinical Intensive Care and Medicine, 2(1), 040–041. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.jcicm.1001008
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