[Case Report] 27yo with left limb weakness and a mediastinal mass

A 27-year-old male wakes up with weakness in the left arm and leg and gets himself admitted at Royal Adelaide Hospital. Shockingly, for an otherwise well young man with no significant medical history, a right middle cerebral artery acute ischaemic stroke is identified by CT angiogram. His condition deteriorates in hospital, and a mediastinal mass is discovered on review which gives a lead as to the distal cause. This conversation describes the expedient workup and methodical consideration of some rarer causes of ischaemic stroke.Guest Dr Rudy Goh FRACP (Lyell McEwin Hospital, University of Adelaide) HostAssociate Professor Stephen Bacchi FRACP (Lyell McEwin Hospital; University of Adelaide)ProductionProduced by Stephen Bacchi and Mic Cavazzini. Music licenced from Epidemic Sound includes ‘Rockin’ for Decades’ by Blue Texas and ‘Brighton Breakdown’ by BDBs. Image created and copyrighted by RACP.Key Reference (Spoiler Alert)*****Disseminated Aspergillosis with Mediastinal Invasion Causing Fatal Stroke in an Immunocompetent Young Man [Case Rep Neurol. 2024]  Please visit the Pomegranate Health web page for a transcript and supporting references. Login to MyCPD to record listening and reading as a prefilled learning activity. Subscribe to new episode email alerts or search for ‘Pomegranate Health’ in Apple Podcasts, Spotify,Castbox or any podcasting app.