Artery Research

Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2013, Pages 103 - 105

Bilateral lower extremity arterial thromboembolism mimicking conversion disorder

Authors
Umut Yucel Cavusa, Mahmut Nedim Aytekinb, *, Sema Avcia, Macit Aydina, Mehmet Sait Doganc
aDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
bDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
cDepartment of Radiology, Mardin State Hospital, Mardin, Turkey
*Corresponding author. Ankara Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Bilkent Yolu No: 3, Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey. Tel.: +90 505 2401436. E-mail address: nedimaytekin@hotmail.com (M.N. Aytekin).
Corresponding Author
Mahmut Nedim Aytekin
Received 6 August 2012, Revised 8 November 2012, Accepted 22 November 2012, Available Online 2 January 2013.
DOI
10.1016/j.artres.2012.11.003How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Arterial thromboembolism; Conversion disorder; Arteriography
Abstract

Thromboembolic causes of acute limb ischemia are not frequent; however, an immediate true therapy is needed to save the extremity. Here we presented a case with bilateral lower extremity arterial thromboembolism mimicking conversion disorder. Conversion disorder and acute arterial embolism can be confronted in different patterns. This case proved us that anamnesis can be misleading and manipulating to evaluate patients. Furthermore, our report may potentially highlight the inadequacies in the guidelines for diagnosis.

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Journal
Artery Research
Volume-Issue
7 - 2
Pages
103 - 105
Publication Date
2013/01/02
ISSN (Online)
1876-4401
ISSN (Print)
1872-9312
DOI
10.1016/j.artres.2012.11.003How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2012 Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license.

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AU  - Umut Yucel Cavus
AU  - Mahmut Nedim Aytekin
AU  - Sema Avci
AU  - Macit Aydin
AU  - Mehmet Sait Dogan
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2013/01/02
TI  - Bilateral lower extremity arterial thromboembolism mimicking conversion disorder
JO  - Artery Research
SP  - 103
EP  - 105
VL  - 7
IS  - 2
SN  - 1876-4401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artres.2012.11.003
DO  - 10.1016/j.artres.2012.11.003
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