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Prehospital Thrombolysis: A Manual from Berlin
Published on: November 26, 2013
[Thrombolytic therapy in conversion disorder with sensorimotor hemisyndrome]
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinik Köln, Kerpener Strasse 62, Köln. lothar.burghaus@uk-koeln.de
Abstract:
We here report on a 43-year-old man who was repeatedly admitted to our stroke unit with acute onset of sensorimotor hemisyndrome of acute onset. In most cases symptoms ceased shortly after admission, but twice when symptoms persisted thrombolytic therapy was applied. This case demonstrates that in emergency situations a rare differential diagnosis like conversion disorder with sensorimotor deficits may be hard to establish even if the patient presents to the same emergency unit.
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