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75 y/o man, disoriented following fall

Presentation

A 75-year-old man was brought to the emergency room by his family because of an acute change in his mental status. He had reportedly fallen at home the evening before but did not have any complaints at that time. On exam, he was disoriented to place and time but had no focal neurologic deficit. His laboratory values were unremarkable. Plain films of the cervical spine showed degenerative spondylosis but no fracture.

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Noncontrast CT of the head

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