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Its a case report

A 80 year old female, hypertensive for 14 years poorly compliant to Amlodipine presented to the eurology emergency department, with history of sudden fall to her right side, with a decrease in conscious level and preferential movement of left side.At the ER, the GCS was 10 (E4V1M5) had an elevated BP of 190/110 with cardiac rate of 130 bpm and an irregularly irregular pulse rhythm. Pupils were 2-3 mm isocoric, equally reactive to light. There was homonymous hemianopsia on the left eye with shallow right nasolabial fold and right sided hemiparesis. Babinskis was ellicitable on the right side. The admitting impression was total nterior circulation infarction. Nicardipine, Mannitol, Citicholine, Atorvastatin and Lactulose were started and she was admitted to the ward. On day 2, the patient deteriorated with GCS 3 and anisocoric pupils, a cranial CT scan was repeated.

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