TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism A1 - Lotano, Ramya A1 - Shingala, Hiren A2 - Lee, Kiwon PY - 2012 T2 - The NeuroICU Book AB - A 68-year-old man with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease presents to the emergency department at 6:45 pm with sudden onset of right-sided weakness and difficulty swallowing and speaking. The patient's wife reports that the symptoms started at 6 pm. He was last noticed to be asymptomatic at 5 pm. He was brought to the emergency department by family members.On arrival to the emergency department, his vital signs were as follows: blood pressure 180/100 mm Hg, heart rate 120 bpm, and respiratory rate 6 to 8 breaths/min. He had flaccid right upper and lower extremities. An emergent computed tomography (CT) scan of the head did not show an acute intracranial hemorrhage. Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) was given per protocol and he was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101645213 ER -