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A 72-year-old man suddenly develops right-sided weakness and expressive dysphasia at home. He arrives at hospital 90 minutes after symptom onset. On examination, he has right facial droop and dense right arm weakness; his capillary glucose is 6.1 mmol/L. What is the single most appropriate immediate investigation?

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