History
A 45-year-old woman presented to the emergency department of an outside
hospital with shortness of breath and cough. Five days after initial
presentation, the patient presented again to the same emergency department
with worsening headache and progressive left arm and left leg weakness. She
was transferred to the neuroscience intensive care unit of our hospital with
concern for an intracranial abnormality based on her work-up at the outside
hospital. Her past medical history was notable only for a large uterine
fibroid. In our hospital, CT of the brain and chest and MRI of the brain,
including perfusion studies, were performed. Additionally, CT venography of
the brain was performed.
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