Today's Case

A 63-year-old male is brought in by ambulance to the emergency room for new onset weakness and confusion. His last known well time was 1 hour before presentation. He was having dinner with his family when suddenly he developed weakness and confusion, and the family called 911. He has a past medical history of type 1 diabetes, hypertension, and a strong family history of cerebral infarctions. He has not had any recent head trauma, major bleeding, strokes, or blood thinners.

Today's Reader

Ryan O'Connell is a junior biology major at Loyola Marymount University.

About Dr. Raj

Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.

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