Acute Stroke in a 26 year old male

Gaurav Patel; Nicholas Pantaleo; Alireza Eghtedar; Thambirajan N; akumar; Akash Ferdaus; Maritza Jerome

Abstract

Acute Stroke in a 26 year old male

This case report identifies a young patient who initially presented to a New York City hospital complaining of weakness and incidentallyfound to have a cervical spine lesion. An extensive workup diagnosed the lesion as a non-caseating granuloma, consistent with neurosarcoidosis.The patient had also been suspected to have TB meningitis given his unclear history of a past untreated positive PPD test. Beforefinal discharge, the patientâ€™s condition had some improvement with steroid treatment and rehabilitation.

Author(s):

Gaurav Patel , Nicholas Pantaleo , Alireza Eghtedar , Thambirajan Nandakumar , Akash Ferdaus , Maritza Jerome

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