Report #2837752

Received Apr 23, 2025

ER / ED visitOffice visit

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Overview

Sex: Female
Age: 81 yrs
State: PA
Recovered: Recovered
Vaccinated: Mar 26, 2025
Onset: Apr 5, 2025
Days to onset: 10
Hospital days: —

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
VARZOS	ZOSTER (SHINGRIX)	GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS	2	75GZ7	IM / LA

Symptoms (6)

Computerised tomogram headDysarthriaDysphagiaFacial paresisLaboratory testMagnetic resonance imaging head

Symptom narrative

Bilateral facial weakness, right worse than left. Involved upper and lower face. Dysphagia (oral phase). Speech was slurred. Sudden onset, progressed over the course of one week. Improved over the next 1-2 weeks.

Current illness

Back pain

Medical history

atrial fibrillation, hypertension, osteoporosis, reflux, history of stroke

Other medications

atorvastatin, fosamax, zetia, spironolactone, eliquis, prevacid

Allergies

meperidine

Lab data

CT head, MRI brain, labs