The patient is a [**Age over 90 **] year old woman who was recently
hospitalized for legionella PNA, and has been continuing her
recovery at home with her son. She had been doing fairly well
for the last few days except for some waxing and [**Doctor Last Name 279**]
confusion, and perhaps intermittent dysarthria.
The son was getting ready for work at 1:15am today, as per his
usual routine. He looked in on the patient at that time; she
appeared to be sleeping comfortably in bed, on her back. Soon
thereafter, he heard her walking to the bathroom. At 1:40am, he
heard a loud crash coming from the bathroom. He found the
patient on the floor of the bathroom, making non-verbal
utterances and with minimal movement of the right side. The glass
holder which held the toothbrushes was shattered on the floor.
The son called EMS.
HEENT: Eyes closed, non-responsive to verbal stimuli,
non-verbal, grimaces on sternal rub
Cranial Nerves: Pupils equally round and reactive to light, 3
to 2 mm
bilaterally. Eyes closed, left gaze preference, normal doll's,
corneal intact, R facial weakness, tongue was midline
Motor: spontaneous movement L side; triple flexion on R side. No
anti-gravity movement.
Sensation: Winces to noxious stimuli on the right. Withdraws to
noxious stimuli on the left
Upgoing toe on R
Coordination: unable to test
Gait: unable to test