Maisie is a 58 year old lady who was admitted to the Stroke Unit this everning at 7.50pm. Her husband reported noticing that Maisie’s mouth was drooping on the left side and that her speech was slurred when watching Coronation Street. Realising that something was seriously wrong he phoned for an ambulance.
Following her admission to hospital Maisie had a CT scan which confirmed she had a right MCA (Middle Cerebral Artery) infarct. She has a dense left sided weakness and is inconsistently awake and alert and other times drowsy and sleepy. Unfortunately, Maisie is not suitable for thrombolysis therapy.
Page last reviewed: 03 Mar 2021
