Katie Selman, MD

What's the Diagnosis? By Katie Selman, MD

An 82 yo F with a history of HTN, DM, CAD, GERD presents to the ED with expressive aphasia that started 1hour prior to arrival. On exam, she has difficulty answering questions but follows commands. CT head is negative, neurology in consulted and tPA is given. An hour later, you are called back into the room for worsening neurologic exam. The patient is awake but not speaking and is unable to follow commands. A stat repeat head CT is ordered and shown below. What's the diagnosis? (scroll down for answer) 

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