Neurology

The wife of a 75-year-old previously healthy man calls her internist to report her husband’s acute episode of “confusion.”

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...

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.

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...

Lyme disease is the predominant vector-borne ailment in the United States, afflicting approximately 476,000 individuals annually. Notably, 95% of LD cases reported to the CDC emanate from 14 states spanning...

A 63-year-old man with a medical history significant for Bell palsy, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes, and hepatitis C virus...

A 43-year-old man presents after experiencing 2 days of an unusual headache. On each of the previous 2 days, he first noted blurry vision accompanied by flashes of light in the left eye, which expanded for...

A middle-aged woman presented to the emergency department with a new-onset severe headache and progressive obtundation.

A 73-year-old man presented with a 1-week history of aural fullness and sudden hearing loss in the right ear. He denied any accompanying pain, tinnitus, facial weakness, or vertigo.

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...