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Images in emergency medicine
Delayed bilateral massive stroke following a road traffic accident
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A 72-year-old man was found unresponsive. Initial assessment revealed a Glasgow Coma Score of 4 (E1, V1, M2) with equal and reactive small pupils. The patient's past medical history included alcohol excess, osteoarthritis and a transient ischaemic attack. Of note the patient was involved in a high speed road traffic accident 3 days prior, suffering only seemingly minor injuries.
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Contributors ICC wrote the article. HK reviewed and edited the manuscript and sourced the radiological images.
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Competing interests None.
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Patient consent Obtained from the next of kin.
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Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.