Lab Studies:
A1c 4.9, LDL 69, Serum VZV IgG/IgM and HSV IgG/IgM/PCR negative, ESR and CRP normal, ANA and ANCA normal; Hypercoagulable work-up negative in acute setting
Other Studies:
CT Angiogram 9/2023: thready opacifications along the right Middle Cerebral Artery M2 branches, luminal irregularity at the Internal Carotid Artery terminus, proximal M2 opacification, large right anterior Middle Cerebral Artery perfusion defect
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<br>Cerebral Angiogram 9/2023: occlusion of right Middle Cerebral Artery and Anterior Cerebral Artery
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<br>MRI brain without contrast 9/2023: right Middle Cerebral Artery territory acute infarction involving the basal ganglia, frontal operculum, and anterior/mesial temporal lobe
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<br>Transesophageal Echocardiogram: normal without patent foramen ovale
Consultations:
Neurology, Neurosurgery, Hematology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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