A straight-forward stroke?

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A typical presentation of type A aortic dissection

We have some very interesting images for you but, can you answer the questions below?

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1. How common is non-carotid disease stroke?
2. How would you routinely investigate a patient who presents with stroke?
3. Which patients benefit from anti-coagulation to prevent a first stroke?

If you don’t know the answers or want to know more read ’A straight-forward stroke? May be not: atypical presentation of type A aortic dissection’