54-Year-Old Woman With Altered Mental Status and Abdominal Pain
A 54-year-old woman was transferred to our medical center with altered mental status, abdominal pain, and hypotension. Her medical history included type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, active tobacco use, prior cholecystectomy, and a recent stroke. One month earlier, she presented to an outside facility with right-sided facial weakness and numbness. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at that time revealed multiple small lacunar-type infarcts. Computed tomography (CT) angiography of the head and neck, 48-hour Holter monitoring, and transesophageal echocardiography did not reveal an embolic source.
Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Caroline L. Matchett, Nikita Rafie, Jacob C. Jentzer Tags: Residents ’ Clinic Source Type: research
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