title: Ischemic stroke presenting as fluctuating focal weakness in an otherwise healthy young man.
abstract: A 32-year-old man presented to our emergency department (ED) with no complaints after paramedics responded to a fall. Medics noted left-sided weakness on scene. Symptoms were initially absent in the ED, although later recurred, and included dramatically waxing and waning focal weakness. An acute middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke was diagnosed, and tissue plasminogen activator was administered. Despite a fluctuating course of symptoms, our patient ultimately achieved a complete recovery.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
authors.forename: Melanie J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lippmann
authors.forename: Adam H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology*