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Severe hypotension leading to watershed infarctions leading to this phenotype has been reported. We describe the first case of \u201cman-in-the-barrel syndrome\u201d in a patient with a precipitous drop in blood pressure following oral antihypertensive medications. <jats:italic>Case Presentation<\/jats:italic>. A 75-year-old Sri Lankan male presented following a generalized tonic-clonic seizure to a tertiary care hospital. Upon recovery, he was noted to have severe brachia diplegia affecting shoulder movements with preserved hand muscle power and motor functions of the lower limb. The previous day, he was newly diagnosed with markedly elevated blood pressure without acute end organ involvement. Treatment with three antihypertensives had been initiated. Noncontrast CT of the brain revealed watershed infarctions affecting both cerebral hemispheres. <jats:italic>Conclusion<\/jats:italic>. It is generally unwise to lower blood pressure very rapidly, as ischemic damage can occur in vascular beds that are habituated to high levels of blood pressure in the brain. 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