Stroke of Genius

Stroke of Genius is the first episode of House M.D. - Critical Cases.
Sam Krause, a 20 year old college student, is admitted after he suffers a stroke and collapses while talking to his girlfriend.  
An environmental scan of his dorm finds a pill bottle that contains Adderall.  
After spending $10 of the budget, epilepsy is ruled out as the diagnosis and the patient is treated for an ischemic stroke for $3 of the budget.
After treatment, Sam goes Code Blue and has to be defibrillated.
The reaction to treatment leads to more tests.  A blood analysis and $3 of the budget rules out ischemic stroke, and subsequent imaging and a further $3 of the budget rules out encephalitis.
The patient is treated for amphetamine overdose for $3 of the budget and recovers.  He admits taking the amphetamines to help him get over his shyness at the suggestion of one of his professors, prompting House to snark that he has less respect for education professionals now.
Category:Critical Cases