Abstract

A 26-year-old right-handed man presented to the emergency department with a scalp laceration following a fall while walking on an icy sidewalk. He was intoxicated at the time and was witnessed by a friend to lose his footing, falling backward. There was brief loss of consciousness, lasting less than a minute. The patient himself had amnesia for the fall and for his transportation by ambulance. In the emergency department he had a headache, nausea, and “fuzzy” vision when looking to the left. The patient admitted to use of alcohol earlier that day but denied the use …

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