Case 19-2005: A 17-year-old girl with respiratory distress and hemiparesis after surviving a tsunami

Article Abstract:

A case study of a seventeen-year old girl, a tsunami victim, who was found to have right-sided facial droop and flaccid paralysis of the right arm and leg is discussed. The case consists of four aspects such as the near-drowning episode in the tsunami, cavity pulmonary parenchymal disease, the left-sided pneumothorax and the findings in the pleural fluid.

United Kingdom, Health aspects, Care and treatment, Respiratory distress syndrome, Disaster victims

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Case 5-2004: a 57-year-old man with slurred speech and left hemiparesis

Article Abstract:

An infarct in the area of the right middle cerebral artery was detected in a 57-year-old right-handed man subjected to a sudden onset of slurred speech and left hemiperasis. The urgent evaluation and management of acute stroke and approaches to surgical intervention are reviewed.

United States, Complications and side effects, Risk factors, Paralysis

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Case 16-2006: A 72-year-old woman admitted to the emergency department because of a sudden change in mental status

Article Abstract:

A case study of a 72-year-old left-handed woman who was admitted to the emergency department due to a sudden change in mental status and left hemiparesis is presented. The anatomical diagnosis has found that the woman had suffered acute ischemic stroke.

Emergency medical services, Mental illness, Mental disorders

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