MOUNT SINAI JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, cilt.73, sa.8, ss.1129-1131, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)
Acute aortic dissection is an uncommon disease; however, it has a high mortality rate. Classically, aortic dissection presents with sudden and severe pain in the chest, back, or abdomen. Patients often describe tearing or ripping pain. There are a few reports of atypical findings or no pain in the literature. We report a case of painless, acute aortic dissection presenting as acute stroke.