Published: August 4, 2021 | Updated: February 10, 2025
The patient presented to the emergency department at Norton Audubon Hospital. He had been found at home, down in the bathroom.
May 3, 2021
47-year-old male arrived at Norton Audubon Hospital, 12:27 a.m.
Vascular neurologist Mohammad S. Alsorogi, M.D.
Endovascular neurosurgeon Tom L. Yao, M.D.
The patient presented to the emergency department at Norton Audubon Hospital. He had been found at home, down in the bathroom. The initial call was for a patient having a seizure; upon arrival to the patient’s home, emergency medical services personnel found the patient with right-sided weakness and slurred speech.
Louisville Metro Emergency Medical Services responded to the patient’s home where they found him lying in the hallway just outside of a bathroom. They immediately noticed the patient’s right-side weakness, and upon further evaluation found the patient had slurred speech. The crew obtained a detailed history of the patient and alerted the emergency department.
This patient received alteplase in the emergency department 40 minutes after arrival. Dr. Alsorogi assessed the patient in the Norton Audubon Hospital emergency department via telemedicine. The patient was transferred to Norton Brownsboro Hospital 61 minutes after arrival for a mechanical thrombectomy.
Dr. Yao removed a sizeable clot from the patient’s left middle cerebral artery. The patient was discharged to acute rehab five days later. He was still experiencing expressive aphasia upon discharge. He hopes to return to marathon running in the future.
Norton Healthcare has the largest network of accredited stroke centers in the area and is one of the leading organizations of the Norton Healthcare/UK Healthcare Stroke Care Network that has affiliate hospital members across the region.