Date of Award

Summer 2022

Degree Name

Master of Medical Science (Physician Assistant)

Department

Physician Assistant; College of Health Sciences

First Advisor

Samantha Creamer

Second Advisor

Joy Henderson

Abstract

Corona radiata cerebral infarcts have the capability of leaving detrimental residual deficits if not recognized and treated promptly. This article describes the presentation and management of a 43-year-old woman who was transferred from a local community hospital to a larger institution’s emergency department. Initially presenting with nausea, vomiting, and dysarthria and examined global left sided extremity weakness and dysarthria, leading to a confirmed diagnosis via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a corona radiata infarction.

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Case Study: Acute Onset Cerebral Ischemia Involving the Subcortical Region

Corona radiata cerebral infarcts have the capability of leaving detrimental residual deficits if not recognized and treated promptly. This article describes the presentation and management of a 43-year-old woman who was transferred from a local community hospital to a larger institution’s emergency department. Initially presenting with nausea, vomiting, and dysarthria and examined global left sided extremity weakness and dysarthria, leading to a confirmed diagnosis via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a corona radiata infarction.