86-Year-Old Woman With Fever, New-Onset Dysarthria, and Ataxia

An 86-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, permanent atrial fibrillation receiving anticoagulation, and chronic venous stasis causing recurrent leg cellulitis presented to the emergency department for new-onset dysarthria and imbalance, which began earlier that morning. She denied a history of stroke, chills, unintentional weight loss, diarrhea, dysuria, frequency, or recent head trauma. The patient endorsed taking her anticoagulation as prescribed without skipped doses.

Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - August 1, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Nikita Jhawar, Abdallah El Sabbagh Tags: Residents ’ Clinic Source Type: research