Case Presentation: A 60 -year old Caucasian female presented to the emergency department with right-sided hemiparesis and dysarthria. The patient had been admitted to an outside facility one week prior to presentation for left foot osteomyelitis. That admission was complicated by right upper extremity DVT and she had been started on apixaban. When she presented [...]

Case Presentation: We present a rare case of MoyamoyaDisease (MMD) in a 44-year-old Caucasian female with a medical history of severe recurrent headaches. She presented with an excruciating headache and was found to have right-sided facial droop, and dysarthria. Initial imaging demonstrated an intraparenchymal and intraventricular hemorrhage, along with chronic occlusions of the middle cerebral [...]

Case Presentation: A 28-year-old female with a history of recurrent deep venous thrombosis (DVT) on lifelong Xarelto, type 1 diabetes and iron deficiency anemia who presented with a recurrent acute DVT of the right lower extremity. During her hospitalization, she gave a history of intermittent left facial and right finger twitching that was self-resolving. These [...]

Case Presentation: A 24-year-old Hispanic female with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus and hyperthyroidism presented with slurred speech for one day that was associated with left-sided upper and lower extremity weakness. She did not use tobacco, alcohol, or illicit drugs. She had sinus tachycardia at 170 beats per minute and was febrile with [...]

Case Presentation: We present a case of 26-year-old female presented with acute ischemic stroke. She presented with altered mental status from Rehabilitation center. She has history of sickle cell and recurrent strokes in the past. Extensive prior work up for recurrent strokes was done and she was thought to have Moyamoya disease. Before this presentation, [...]

Case Presentation: A two–year-old previously healthy boy presented with the chief complaint of acute onset left-sided weakness in the setting of recent fever and upper respiratory symptoms. Admission exam was notable for left-sided facial droop, weakness of upper and lower extremities, and inability to walk. Initial CT head was notable for a right basal ganglia [...]

Case Presentation: A 29-year-old African American female, who has a history of preeclampsia and recent stroke, presented with confusion, unusual behavior pattern, headache, involuntary movements and forgetfulness for 3 days. She reported difficulty performing easy tasks such as putting a bottle together, changing her baby and progressive cognitive decline. She denied having weakness, numbness, seizures, [...]