Ed's Case Summary

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The patient is a 75-year-old gentleman who presents to the ED with complaints of weakness in the left upper extremity. The symptoms began the day of presentation about 5 hours before he presented. It is continuous. He was brought in by his friend. The patient was playing cards and then felt that he was losing the cards out of his hand and he could not hold onto them. His initial examination in the ED showed that he has dysmetria as noted on the left side the mild pronator drift of the left upper extremity. His motor strength is 4/5 in the left arm. There were no other neurologic deficits. He underwent a noncontrast CT of the head the telemedicine neuroradiologist reviewed it and the determination was made to not to administer TPA.

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