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Today's Case

A 63-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) with sudden onset of difficulty speaking. The symptoms began approximately 1 hour earlier during dinner with family when her speech became slurred and incomprehensible. Due to her difficulty speaking in the ED, she is unable to provide additional information. Per her husband, her past medical history is notable for coronary artery disease, prior heart attack, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, breast cancer, and low back pain.

Today's Reader

Aryana Nazem is a 4th year medical student at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University.

About Dr. Raj

Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.