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Glioblastoma
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Right Temporal Lobe Glioblastoma Presenting as Distortions of Speech Processing
11/18/2024
David Effron, MD; C. Clare Charbonnet, MD; Charles L. Emerman, MD; Agnieszka A. Ardelt, MD, PhD, MBA
A 66-year-old, right-handed man presented to the emergency department (ED) reporting the perception of hearing speech “in fast forward.” The perception was intermittent; episodes lasted for a few minutes...
11/18/2024
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Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
11/06/2024
Krista Gomes, MD
A 38-year-old man presents to the emergency room for acute onset weakness for the past day. The patient reported acute onset lower extremity weakness that started the same morning of presentation.
11/06/2024
What's Your Diagnosis?
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What's Your Diagnosis?
A Previously Healthy 27-Year-Old Man With New-Onset Seizure
10/24/2024
Veronica Thompson, OMS II; Amanda Ho, OMS II; Ciara Doyle, OMS II; Joy Ishii Zarandy, DO, FAAFP, DABFM
A 27-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) following a new-onset seizure. The seizure was witnessed by his wife, who stated that he was standing at the kitchen sink, washing dishes, when...
10/24/2024
Case in point
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Case in point
Type F Botulism Due to Clostridium baratii
09/11/2024
Emily Penrose, MS; Kerry Ohlson, RN, BSN; Kristine Voos, BS, CHES; Brenden A. Bedard, MPH; Paul A. Petit, MSL
This paper summarizes a case of botulism in a 69-year-old man caused by Clostridium baratii (C. baratii) type F toxin and the resultant investigation conducted at a local health department. The case is...
09/11/2024
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Management of a Recurrent A1 Blood Blister-Like Aneurysm Complicated by Rupture
08/14/2024

Kevin Pierre, MD1 • Hyuchang (Sean) Kwak, BS2 • Kevin Root, BS2 • Haoyu Wang3 • Arnav Barpujari3 • Vivian Hagerty, MD4 • Brandon Lucke-Wold, MD, PhD5 • Matthew Koch, MD5

Kevin Pierre, MD1 • Hyuchang (Sean) K...
A middle-aged woman presented to the emergency department with a new-onset severe headache and progressive obtundation.
08/14/2024
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ADEM
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Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis in the Setting of Fever of Unknown Origin
08/09/2024
A previously healthy 12-year-old boy presented with his parents to our emergency department (ED) with a 3-week history of daily fevers ranging from 38.0 °C to 38.9 °C.
08/09/2024
Case In Point
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Case In Point
A Woman With A Persistent Pruritic Arm
07/27/2024

Alice Lin, BS, BA1 • Juan Qiu, MD, PhD2

Alice Lin, BS, BA1 • Juan Qiu, MD, Ph...
Pruritus is a common patient concern with a broad differential that is frequently encountered by clinicians. Brachioradial pruritus is an uncommon neuropathic pruritus that negatively impacts quality of...
07/27/2024
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Scratching The Surface: Notalgia Paresthetica
04/05/2024
Jesse D. Bracamonte, DO; Murk Rani, MD; Denise Schweda, MD; Molly M. Kresin, DO
A 64-year-old woman presented to her primary care physician for a localized pruritic lesion on her upper mid back. The patient described the lesion as a pruritic and slightly darker area on her upper mid...
04/05/2024
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Terson Syndrome: A Case of Intraocular Hemorrhage Secondary to Intracerebral Hemorrhage
02/16/2024
A 61-year-old man presented to our neuro-ophthalmology department for evaluation of vision loss following a recent hospital discharge.
02/16/2024
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Neurosarcoidosis
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Neurosarcoidosis From Pituitary Expansion to Empty Sella
01/18/2024
Geethika Thota, MD; Yelizaveta Gribkova; Rajesh N. Desai, MD
A 68-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and hypothyroidism presented to the emergency department with a decrease in vision bilaterally, more on the right side, for 4...
01/18/2024