American Academy of Neurology (AAN), Neurology: Clinical Practice, p. 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001026, 2020
DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000001026
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A 54-year-old man with history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type-2 diabetes, and tobacco use presented with acute onset left arm weakness with a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) of 1 and a platelet count of 38,000/uL. He reported fever and sore throat beginning 9 days prior, treated with amoxicillin, which had resolved prior to presentation. He had no history of exposure to heparin in any form.