Stroke

A jury recently found an emergency department (ED) physician and radiologist liable for failing to diagnose a brain-stem stroke in a patient who was subsequently left with “locked-in syndrome,” which is...

A court determines whether a patient-physician relationship is created when the treating doctor consults with an on-call doctor.

Your patient is a 56-year-old woman with a family history of dementia. She asks you if her coffee intake would increase her risk of being diagnosed with dementia in the future.

Your patient is a 59-year-old man with a family history of stroke. He asks you if there are small changes he can make to his diet to decrease his risk of stroke.

Martha sustained an ischemic stroke 3 years ago. According to her caregiver, her primary complication is expressive aphasia.

Martha sustained an ischemic stroke 3 years ago. According to her caregiver, her primary complication is expressive aphasia.