Her numbness was associated with weakness as well as difficulty speaking with no associated headache, chest pain, fever, chills, double vision, difficulty swallowing, or palpitations. CT scan at that time showed bilateral basal ganglion infarcts. Carotid studies then showed minimal plaque, right greater than left, with no hemodynamic stenosis. At that time she was sent home on aspirin one time daily, which she has been taking except for the day prior to admission when she missed her dose. There is a mild right bruit.
Lungs are clear.
Abdomen is obese with a surgical scar. Bowel sounds are present. She is alert and oriented times three. She has difficulty with speech, mostly lingual sounds. No aphasic symptoms and normal flow, normal rate, and normal content.