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An Unfortunate Coexistence, Ischemic Stroke While Driving. How Often? How Deadly? A Case Report

Talihsiz Bir Birliktelik, Direksiyon Başında İskemik İnme. Ne Kadar Sık? Ne Kadar Ölümcül? Bir Olgu Sunumu

Uğur Yasin Akgün(DEPARTMENT OF FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY)0000-0002-5870-1534
Hatice Şeyma Akça(İLK VE ACİL YARDIM ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0003-2823-9577
Fatma Kolbaş(DEPARTMENT OF FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY)0000-0001-9756-5240
Serdar Özdemir(DEPARTMENT OF FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY)0000-0002-6186-6110
Abdullah Algın(DEPARTMENT OF FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY)0000-0002-9016-9701
Serkan Emre Eroğlu(DEPARTMENT OF FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY)0000-0002-3183-3713
Pages
85–88
Publication Date
2020-09-30
DOI
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Although the health problems associated with traffic accidents are mostly caused by the primary and secondary effects of trauma, the fact that accidents can occur as a result of medical conditions should be kept in mind.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: We aimed to present a case brought to our emergency department by 112 teams due to a traffic accident and diagnosed with ischemic stroke as a result of medical evaluation.
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Key Findings & Data:Case Report : A 57-year-old male patient was brought to the emergency room by ambulance due to a traffic accident.
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Conclusion & Impact:Although the health problems associated with traffic accidents are mostly caused by the primary and secondary effects of trauma, the fact that accidents can occur as a result of medical conditions should be kept in mind.
🔬Design:Olgu Sunumu
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:İskemik İnme · trafik kazaları · şuur bulanıklığı

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Aim: We aimed to present a case brought to our emergency department by 112 teams due to a traffic accident and diagnosed with ischemic stroke as a result of medical evaluation. Case Report : A 57-year-old male patient was brought to the emergency room by ambulance due to a traffic accident. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score was calculated 11. The patient with right central facial paralysis had almost complete loss of strength in the right upper and lower extremities. Acute pathology was not detected in non-contrast Computerized tomography (CT). Anjio tomography was reported as the changes that are compatible with the atheroma plaque which creates a moderate luminal narrowing are seen within approximately 5 mm segment at M1 level of the left middle cerebral artery. The patient who was diagnosed with ischemic stroke was consulted to the neurologist, latter interventional radiology consultation was requested for the indication of thrombectomy After successful recanalization, he was admitted to the neurology intensive care unit (ICU). He was discharged with a GCS score of 15, complete decrease in sensory and motor deficits and partial improvement in aphasia 96 hours after his admission to the emergency department. Afterwards, he was called for neurology outpatient clinic. Conclusion: Stroke and traffic accidents are accepted among the major health problems world wide. Although the health problems associated with traffic accidents are mostly caused by the primary and secondary effects of trauma, the fact that accidents can occur as a result of medical conditions should be kept in mind.

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Amaç: Trafik kazası nedeni ile acil servisimize 112 ekiplerince getirilen, tıbbi değerlendirme neticesinde iskemik inme tanısı koyduğumuz bir vakayı sunmayı amaçladık. Olgu Sunumu: 57 yaşında erkek hasta, trafik kazası nedeniyle ambulansla acil servise getirildi. GKS (glasgow koma skalası) skoru 11 olarak hesaplandı. Sağ santral fasiyal paralizisi olan hastanın sağ üst ve alt ekstremitelerinde neredeyse tamamen güç kaybı vardı. Kontrastsız bilgisayarlı beyin tomografisinde (BT) akut patoloji saptanmadı. Serebral anjio-tomografisinde sol orta serebral arter M1 seviyesinde yaklaşık 5 mm lik segmentte ılımlı lümen daralması oluşturan aterom plağı ile uyumlu olabilecek değişimler izlenmekte idi. İskemik inme tanısı alan hasta nöroloji ile konsülte edildi, trombektomi endikasyonu için girişimsel radyoloji konsültasyonu istendi. Başarılı bir rekanalizasyondan sonra nöroloji yoğun bakım ünitesine (YBÜ) kabul edildi. Acil servise başvurusundan 96 saat sonra Glasgow Koma Skalası (GKS) skoru 15, duyu ve motor defisitlerinde tam düşüş ve afazide kısmi düzelme ile taburcu edildi. Daha sonra nöroloji polikliniğine kontrole çağırıldı. Sonuç: İnme ve trafik kazaları, dünya çapında önemli sağlık sorunları arasında kabul edilmektedir. Trafik kazaları ile ilişkili sağlık sorunları çoğunlukla travmanın birincil ve ikincil etkilerinden kaynaklansa da, kazaların tıbbi durumlar sonucunda ortaya çıkabileceği akılda tutulmalıdır.

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Akgün, U. Y., Akça, H. Ş., Kolbaş, F., Özdemir, S., Algın, A., Eroğlu, S. E. (2020). An Unfortunate Coexistence, Ischemic Stroke While Driving. How Often? How Deadly? A Case Report. Anatolian Journal of Emergency Medicine, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 3, 85–88. https://ajindex.com/articles/1361456

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