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Subacute Stroke In Young Hispanic Male With Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia, Ashika A. Chacko, Nevin A. Varghese
Subacute Stroke In Young Hispanic Male With Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia, Ashika A. Chacko, Nevin A. Varghese
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Background: Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) is a rare clinical entity characterized by dilatation, elongation, and tortuosity of the vertebrobasilar arteries. Patients with VBD can present varying symptoms from ischemia, compression of blood vessels, or rarely subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Case presentation: A 29-year-old Hispanic man with history of hypertension presented to emergency department with progressive left upper extremity weakness, dizziness, slurry speech, and diplopia of one-week duration. On arrival, the patient was afebrile, heart rate 75 bpm and blood pressure 193/107 mmHg. He was alert and oriented x3. Neurological exam demonstrated decreased strength (4/5) on left upper extremity and left arm pronator drift. …