A Woman With Worsening Headache and Signs of Stroke: What's the Cause?

摘要

A 24-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) after having had a headache for 3 days. She described a constant, gradually worsening headache that was worse when she was recumbent and was improved by nothing. She rated the pain as 7.5 on a 10-point scale. She associated the headache with "out of body" dizziness, diffuse areas of subjective numbness and weakness, and an unstable gait..