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General Data. I.B. 54/M Right- handed farmer From Abra Transferred to our institution due to CT scan findings of subarachnoid hemorrhage. History of Present Illness. 1 month PTA (3/14/2010) (+) dizziness, (+) syncope, (+) severe headache, VAS 10/10, (+) left-sided weakness

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  1. General Data • I.B. • 54/M • Right-handed farmer • From Abra • Transferred to our institution due to CT scan findings of subarachnoid hemorrhage

  2. History of Present Illness • 1 month PTA (3/14/2010) • (+) dizziness, (+) syncope, (+) severe headache, VAS 10/10, (+) left-sided weakness • Brought to a local hospital and treated as a case of CVD • A CT scan done ten days post-event revealed subarachnoid hemorrhage

  3. History of Present Illness • 1 month PTA • At this point, (-) sensorial changes, (+) minimal nape pain, (-) facial asymmetry • The patient was advised transfer to PGH for further evaluation and surgery

  4. Past Medical History • (-) previous diagnosis of HPN • (-) DM / PTB / BA / allergies

  5. Family Medical History • (+) HPN – siblings • (-) DM / PTB / BA / allergies

  6. Personal/Social History • (-) smoking • (-) alcoholic beverage consumption • (-) illicit drug use • Married with 6 stepchildren, 3 biological children

  7. Review of Systems • (-) fever • (-) cough • (-) colds • (-) DOB • (-) abdominal pain • (-) bowel changes • (-) dysuria • (-) jaundice • (-) weight loss • (-) tinnitus • (-) blurring of vision • (-) rash • (-) orthopnea • (-) easy fatigability

  8. Physical Examination • Conscious, coherent, not in distress • Vitals: 130/80 100 20 36.7oC • HEENT: pink conjunctivae, anictericsclerae, (-) cervical lymphadenopathy, (-) masses, (-) nystagmus • Chest/Lungs: equal chest expansion, clear breath sounds, (-) rales/wheezes

  9. Physical Examination • CVS: (-) heaves/thrills, distinct heart sounds, normal rate, regular rhythm, (-) murmurs • Abdomen: soft, flat, nontender, normoactive bowel sounds, (-) masses/organomegaly • Extremities: pink nail beds, full equal pulses, (-) cyanosis/edema

  10. Neurologic Examination • Awake, coherent, oriented • E4V5M6 • Cranial Nerves • I – not assessed • II – pupils 3cm briskly reactive to light • III, IV, VI – full, equal EOM’s • V – intact V1-3, brisk corneals • VII – (+) facial asymmetry; shallow R nasolabial fold

  11. Neurologic Examination • Cranial Nerves • VIII – intact gross hearing • IX, X – intact gag, uvula midline • XI – good shoulder shrug • XII – tongue midline • Good muscle tone • Motor strength 5/5 on all extremities

  12. Neurologic Examination • 100% sensation on all extremities • DTR’s ++ • (-) Babinski reflex • (-) clonus

  13. Course in the Wards

  14. Course in the Wards

  15. Course in the Wards

  16. Summary • 54 y/o male • Apparently well until he presented with headache and left-sided weakness • Initially managed as a case of CVD, but with findings of subarachnoid hemorrhage on CT scan done 10 days post event

  17. Summary • 4- vessel angiogram showed • Saccular aneurysm, L anterior cerebral artery-anerior communicating artery junction site, with light vasospasm • Aplastic A1 segment, R anterior cerebral artery, patent anterior communicating artery

  18. Four-Vessel Angiogram • The gold standard for evaluation of cerebral aneurysms • Four vessels: • R and L verterbral arteries • R and L carotid arteries

  19. Differential Diagnoses

  20. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

  21. Management

  22. Thank you! 

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