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PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 72-year-old Caucasian man presented 1 week after an episode where he spontaneously dropped a cigarette he was holding in his right hand. He had…

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 50-year-old man presented with a 1-year history of worsening fatigue and bitemporal headaches. He denied focal neurologic symptoms, but complained of constant dizziness which…

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 57-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with left arm and leg weakness that resolved after 2 hours. She had a similar episode…

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 43-year-old man presented with no relevant past medical, family or social history except for 1 pack-a-day tobacco use. Several-week history of right fourth- or…

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 30-year-old man was involved in a motor vehicle accident. He had rib fractures, a pulmonary contusion, and mild neck pain, but no other injuries….

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 62-year-old Caucasian man presented 1 week after an episode where he spontaneously dropped a cigarette he was holding in his right hand. He immediately…

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 58-year-old woman presented 1 week after a single episode of left-eye blindness that lasted 30 seconds. It spontaneously resolved, and she had no further…

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 75-year-old man was sent to the noninvasive vascular laboratory for evaluation of patency of his palmar arch prior to possible harvesting of his radial…

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 32-year-old man presents with right lower extremity edema, pain, lipodermatosclerosis, and history of recurrent right ankle ulcers. Physical examination demonstrates port-wine stains overlying his…

PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 50-year-old physician presented to his cardiologist with chest pain. He had a remote history of a redo coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) using the…