October 15, 2020
A 32-year-old man with daily methamphetamine use and high-risk sexual practices presented with acute left hemiplegia in the context of chronic headaches and recurrent episodes of transient unilateral weakness.
Case of the Week Archive
Section Editors: Sapna Rawal,1 Juan Pablo Cruz2
1University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
October 8, 2020
A 22-year-old man with a history of numbness in right half of face with occasional clumsiness of right upper limb and gait ataxia for 2 months
October 1, 2020
A 22-year-old man in status epilepticus; history of malaise and possible fever about a week prior to presentation
September 24, 2020
An 81-year-old woman presented to the emergency department due to a fall from standing with a brief loss of consciousness lasting 30–60 seconds.
September 17, 2020
A 28-year-old patient with a history of substance abuse presented with mixed sensory and cerebellar signs.
September 10, 2020
A 34-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department with complaints of progressive weakness of the lower extremities and urinary incontinence. His symptoms had worsened rapidly over a period of 3 months preceding admission. Physical examination revealed proximal weakness and exacerbated reflexes in the lower extremities without radicular pain.
August 27, 2020
A 37-year-old woman with daily headaches, right ear drainage and hearing loss, and facial nerve weakness for 1 year
August 20, 2020
A 5-year-old boy presented with acute right eye pain and swelling, which progressed to ophthalmoplegia. Medical history was significant for multiple instances of right eye pain and swelling with spontaneous resolution. Initial CT of the orbits was unremarkable. Current presenting symptoms resolved with corticosteroid therapy.
August 13, 2020
An 8-year-old boy with short stature, macrocephaly, and coarse facies presented with mental retardation, seizures, and inability to stand and walk since 3 years.
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