January 2022 Critical Care Case of the Month: Ataque Isquémico Transitorio in Spanish

Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care

卷:24

Mohammad Abdelaziz Mahmoud MD DO¹  Nikita Samra¹  Bo Gu MD¹  Benito Armenta BA¹ 

[1] Doctors Medical Center of Modesto and Emanuel Medical Center, Modesto and Turlock, CA USA;

关键词: thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura;    ttp;    tia;    transient ischemic attack;    adams-13;    treatment;    rituximab;    scleral icterus;    indirect bilirubin;    jaundice;   

DOI  :  10.13175/swjpcc051-21

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. History of Present Illness:The patient is a previously healthy 61-year-old Spanish-speaking woman who was unable to speak after awakening. Per Emergency Medical Service she was found to be aphasic upon their arrival. While in the Emergency Room the patient was able to speak, alert and oriented x4, with all her symptoms spontaneously resolved. The patient denied fever, chills, blurred vision, headache or any history of migraines, TIA, or stroke. The patient had a similar event about two weeks earlier which also spontaneously resolved. During that time, the patient had a non-contrast CT head and an MRI of the brain, both of which were unremarkable. Her home medications include aspirin 81 mg and atorvastatin 40 mg daily. Past Medical History, Family History and Social History: The patient denies tobacco use or use of illicit drugs.She reports that she will occasionally drink alcohol. There is no family history of strokes. …

【 授权许可】

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