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Management of a Recurrent A1 Blood Blister-Like Aneurysm Complicated by Rupture
03/17/2025

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.
03/17/2025
Case In Point
a woman itching her arm
Case In Point
A Woman With A Persistent Pruritic Arm
03/16/2025

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...
03/16/2025
What's Your Diagnosis?
docs looking at brain scans
What's Your Diagnosis?
Uncovering The Source of a Headache Following a Fall
02/03/2025
Badar Zaheer, MD; Zaki Zaheer, DO
A 50-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) after slipping on a wet stone surface while fishing at a beer festival. He presents with altered mental status and a vague symptom of headache. ...
02/03/2025
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Mastoiditis Caused by Streptococcus intermedius

12/27/2024
A previously healthy 8-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset neurological deficits and altered mental status following a syncopal episode.
12/27/2024
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Neurosarcoidosis
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Neurosarcoidosis From Pituitary Expansion to Empty Sella
12/07/2024
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...
12/07/2024
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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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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