70-year-old man who has been a hypertensive for the past 20 years presented with sudden headaches, vomiting, and left sided weakness of 8 hours duration. He has been poorly compliant. On examination he has a blood pressure of 200/130, is conscious and can obey simple commands and has a left hemiparesis grade 1-2. He also has left hemisensory impairment. There is no neck stiffness. What is the likely diagnosis and how would you manage his condition

Based on the symptoms and clinical findings described, the likely diagnosis for the 70-year-old man is an acute ischemic stroke, …

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