Clinicopathological conference: A 71-year-old female with neurological deficits, chest pain, and electrocardiographic changes

Abstract

The authors present a case of a 71-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with slurred speech, left sided facial droop, and right arm and leg weakness. During her ED stay, she developed left sided chest pain and right arm numbness in the setting of EKG changes. The patient's clinical course is outlined and a discussion of the potential etiologies as well as the clinical management is provided. © 2010 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.