Author: Joanna Parsons / Editor: Nick Tilbury / Reviewer: Ravi Tota Maharaj / Codes: / Published: 14/09/2020 / Reviewed: 22/01/2026
A 21-year-old female presents to Emergency Department (ED) with 6 day history of occipital headache and seeing flashing lights. She has otherwise been well with no fevers or collapses.
PMH: Mitochondrial 3243 A>G Mutation
O/E: Left-sided homonymous hemianopia, otherwise normal. VBG: pH 7.37, Lactate 3.7