A 53-year-old man with a history of diabetes presents with swallowing and gait disorder and vertigo.
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
A 34-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a 2-day history of repetitive right-sided jerky movements and right-sided weakness, along with altered sensorium.
A 56-year-old man presents with cognitive complaints and aggressive behavior. He reports consuming heavy amounts of alcohol and tobacco.
A 20-year-old woman presents with an enlarging lump overlying the left temporal bone.
A 28-year-old man with diabetes presents with right-sided nasal obstruction for 3 months, followed by right-sided headache for 1 month. He has 1 episode of seizure for which brain MR imaging was done.
A 57-year-old woman presents with a 1-year history of progressive neurologic decline involving the lower extremities, worsening back pain, and recent onset of bowel and bladder dysfunction. She also has burning and numbness of the lower extremities and has become unable to ambulate without assistance. On clinical examination, she has profound gait imbalance and significant lower extremity weakness. Past medical and family history is unremarkable.
A 24-year-old woman with right frontal focal epilepsy since the age of 12 (clinical and EEG compatible), presents with recent increased seizure frequency (5–8 episodes daily).
A 32-year-old man presents to the eye clinic with left eye swelling, tearing, and redness that started 7 months ago.