1st April 2022

An 18-year-old girl is brought by ambulance to A&E

An 18-year-old girl is brought by ambulance to A&E. Her university flatmates found her unresponsive in her bedroom – earlier that day she had been complaining of a severe headache. She is able to be roused, but her GCS is 13/15. She is febrile, distressed by the bright light, and Kernig’s sign is positive.

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