Case of the Week Archive
Section Editors: Matylda Machnowska1 and Anvita Pauranik2
1University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
April 27, 2015
A 47-year-old man without significant clinical history presented to the emergency room for progressive visual disturbances. On examination, a horizontal diplopia worsening in the left lateral gaze was noted.
April 23, 2015
A 75-year-old woman with Parkinson disease presented with acute chest pain, followed immediately by severe headache. On examination, her blood pressure was 116/74. She had profound meningismus on passive mobilization of the neck and required vigorous stimulation to maintain wakefulness.
April 16, 2015
A 41-year-old HIV-positive man with good immunovirologic status presented with progressive odynophagia and foreign body sensation. He underwent a neck CT scan. One week later, the patient developed fever, dyspnea, and respiratory stridor. Follow-up CT scan is shown.
April 9, 2015
A 26-year-old woman with confusion and sudden hearing loss, including past history of unilateral central retinal artery occlusion
April 6, 2015
A 20-year-old man with sudden onset of left upper limb weakness and history of recent viral upper respiratory tract illness
April 2, 2015
A 45-year-old man with diabetes mellitus and hypertension presented with seizures, now in coma.
