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Francisco J Gallegos Koyner1, Fernando Amador1, Nehemias A Guevara1
1Internal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital Health System, New York, USA.
Abstract:
Bilateral medial medullary infarction (BMMI) is a rare stroke subtype that accounts for less than 1% of acute strokes. Common manifestations of this stroke include quadriparesis, bilateral hypoglossal palsy, bilateral sensory loss, and respiratory failure. We present the case of a 39-year-old male with deafness and mutism who was brought to the emergency department due to acute onset of altered mental status and generalized weakness, further decompensated, and was lately diagnosed with bilateral medial medullary infarction. This case hopes to illustrate a differential diagnosis to be considered and promptly managed when a patient presents with altered mental status and quadriparesis, especially in the acute setting where tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) can still be given.
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