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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
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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

Murk Rani, MD1 • Denise Schweda, MD2 • Molly M. Kresin, DO3 • Jesse D. Bracamonte, DO3

Murk Rani, MD1 • Denise Schweda, MD2 ...
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, MD1 • Yelizaveta Gribkova2 • Rajesh N. Desai, MD3

Geethika Thota, MD1 • Yelizaveta...
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
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Glioblastoma
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Right Temporal Lobe Glioblastoma Presenting as Distortions of Speech Processing
01/12/2024

C. Clare Charbonnet, MD1 • Charles L. Emerman, MD2 • Agnieszka A. Ardelt, MD, PhD, MBA3 • David Effron, MD4

C. Clare Charbonnet, MD1 • Charles L....
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...
01/12/2024
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Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
11/13/2023

Krista Gomes, MD

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.
11/13/2023
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Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndrome Presenting as New-Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus
11/01/2023
A 78-year-old man presented to the emergency department with generalized tonic-clonic seizures of unknown duration and fever of 38.6 °C. He had a medical history significant for ischemic cardiomyopathy,...
11/01/2023