This case involves a 68-year-old male patient with a history of heart problems who arrived at the emergency department with symptoms of a stroke. At the time of admission, the patient was 2 hours into the 5-hour window treatment from…
The patient was brought by ambulance to a local emergency room and a CT scan was ordered stat. The stat CT was canceled however because the patient’s symptoms were attributed to a scopolamine patch. The patient was kept in the…
By the time she presented to the emergency room, her speech was coherent and as a result, she was given a stroke assessment score of 0. A stat CT was ordered for the patient which came back unremarkable. The patient…
This case involves a 56-year-old female with a history of hypertension who presented with complaints of extremity and tongue numbness as well as slurred speech. Upon evaluation, it was noted that the patient had signs of left facial droop. A…
This case involves a patient who arrived at the emergency department with acute presentations of stroke. The patient exhibited slurred speech, eye deviation, and facial weakness. A CT scan was completed, however, the patient was not admitted for an extended period of time.…
This case involves a male patient in Tennessee who was previously in excellent health who was involved in a car accident. The patient began to feel neck muscle stiffness, headaches and shoulder pain days after the incident occurred. The patient presented…
This case involves a middle aged female with a medical history of several chronic conditions, including high blood pressure, stomach ulcers, and a restricted diet. She presented to her general practitioner for an appointment complaining of sudden onset vomiting and dizziness. She…
This case involves a seventy-seven-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and infrequent palpitations who presented to the hospital with an acute onset of slurred speech. The patient arrived outside of the window period for the administration of…
This case involves a sixty-three-year-old male patient who presented to his family physician complaining of light-headedness and dizziness. The doctor examined the patient without doing a full neurological exam and sent him home with a prescription to treat an inner…
