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A Case of Acute Right-Sided Weakness and Facial Droop What's Causing Sudden Arm Weakness and Facial Droop in a 35-Year-Old Woman?

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A 35-year-old woman, with a history of hypertension and cocaine use disorder, presented to the emergency department with acute right upper extremity weakness and facial droop. Over two days, her right arm weakness and facial droop did not resolve with observation. On arrival, her blood pressure was alarmingly high at 240/160 mmHg. The patient, a sm

A Case of Acute Right-Sided Weakness and Facial Droop What's Causing Sudden Arm Weakness and Facial Droop in a 35-Year-Old Woman?
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