Neurological Disorders and Diseases
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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
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
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
Interactive Features
07/12/2024
Do you know which patient population NMOSD is most prevalent in? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz!
07/12/2024
06/22/2024
Each year, thousands of Americans are diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Do you know which patient populations are more likely to be diagnosed with the progressive neurodegenerative disease? Find...
06/22/2024
05/29/2024
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder was previously believed to be a variant of multiple sclerosis, but recent literature has highlighted clinical characteristics that differentiate the diseases. Take...
05/29/2024
08/28/2023
The American Academy of Neurology practice guideline, “The Treatment of Tics in People with Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorders,” was published in May 2019. Take our short quiz to find out how well...
08/28/2023
09/25/2022
Welcome to our latest slideshow! Click through the slides to learn about different presentations and causes of altered mental status. Each slide links to the full case report for more details.
09/25/2022
Clinical Insights
05/31/2024
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors are frequently used in the treatment of Alzheimer disease due to their anti-inflammatory effects. But what is the potential of this class of medications to also impact the...
05/31/2024
05/07/2024
In this video, Alex Martinez discusses research on the use of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in the prevention and treatment of nervous system diseases, such as Alzheimer disease, including the...
05/07/2024
12/20/2023
In this video, Paul Schulz, MD, discusses the next steps for research on the relationship between infection and Alzheimer disease. This is part three in a three-part series.
12/20/2023
05/01/2022
In this episode, Ryan Maddox, PhD, discusses his team's study on the incidence of prion disease in the United States from 2003 to 2015, and also examines the topic in the context of his prior research in...
05/01/2022
10/07/2020
In this 1-minute video, Wendy Wright, DNP, recaps her presentation on diagnosing and treating dizziness and vertigo from the 2020 Practical Updates in Primary Care virtual series.
10/07/2020
