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. 2022 Sep 26;3(5):e12827.
doi: 10.1002/emp2.12827. eCollection 2022 Oct.

A woman presenting with facial droop

Andrew Mittelman  1   2 , Chisom Nnadi  2 , Hossein Sadrzadeh  3 , Elmira Andreeva  2
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A woman presenting with facial droop

Andrew Mittelman et al. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. .
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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Computed tomography angiography showed a large thrombus in the right internal carotid artery (white arrow)
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Peripheral blood smear showed significant thrombocytosis with enlarged platelets
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