Reports olf the autopsy to the 41-year-old Indianapolis woman who suffered a medical emergency on board an American Airlines flight that made an emergency landing in Turks & Caicos are that the woman died of natural causes.
The brother of the deceased Stefanie Smith who had previously been on vacation in the Dominican Republic convulsed and died from carotid artery dissection.
Carotid artery dissection is a condition whereby the layers of the carotid artery are spontaneously separated. This potentially compromises blood flow to certain areas of the brain and can lead to a stroke.
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19 March 2024