Open AccessA man with headache and vertigo
Author(s) -
Eid Mustafa Mahmood
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/1024907920953681
Subject(s) - medicine , vertigo , magnetic resonance imaging , emergency department , basilar artery , radiology , computed tomography , infarction , cerebral infarction , surgery , myocardial infarction , cardiology , ischemia , psychiatry
A 63‐year‐old man presented to the emergency department with headache, vertigo, and inability to walk. The computed tomography scan was reported as a normal study by the radiologist despite showing an early sign of infarction. Nevertheless, the magnetic resonance imaging confirmed an acute infarction of the basilar artery. Thus, the patient received thrombolytic therapy with good prognosis.