13th June 2023

The stroke team assesses a 50-year-old man in A&E with facial weakness

The stroke team assesses a 50-year-old man in A&E with facial weakness. On examination, he has loss of the nasolabial fold on the right with weakness of mentalis, orbicularis oris and frontalis muscles. He has no other symptoms. His past medical history includes diverticular disease and appendicitis as a child.

Which of the options below is the correct management of this patient?