Case 32-1971

Presentation of CaseAn 81-year-old right-handed house painter was admitted to the hospital because of hemiplegia.He had been generally well and active until eight weeks previously, when a physician prescribed indomethacin because of an increase in long standing arthritic pain. Subsequently, an episode of dizziness occurred while the patient was playing golf, and indomethacin was omitted. Two weeks later there was the onset of progressive weakness in the right arm and leg. Two weeks before admission he fell, sustaining minor abrasions in the right parietal region, and was admitted to another hospital. Examination revealed mild right hemiparesis, with considerable . . .