A Woman With Peripheral Neuropathy and Frequent Falls
A 51-year-old woman was referred for peripheral neuropathy of unknown cause. Ten months prior to the presentation, she developed a tendency to fall backward, stumbling and hitting the wall when…
A Man With Neck Pain and Numbness in the Hands
A 69-year-old man came with a 3-month history of numbness and tingling primarily in the hands and only some mild numbness in the bottom of his feet and toes. The…
A Woman With COVID-19 Infection and Quadriparesis
A 36-year-old 8-month pregnant female presented to the hospital with severe weakness and fever for 2 days. She was diagnosed having COVID-19 infection. She underwent an emergency cesarean section and…
A Myasthenic Woman With Persistent Weakness
An 80-year-old woman was admitted to another hospital because of acute respiratory failure from myasthenia gravis (MG), diagnosed 2 years before with a positive edrophonium test and elevated acetylcholine receptor…
A Woman With a Kingly Disease
A 34-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and a weight loss of 3 weeks’ duration. She developed weakness of the lower extremities associated with…
A Woman With Seafood Poisoning in Catfish Country
A 49-year-old woman developed nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea 4 hours after she ate at a local Memphis restaurant. Her dinner consisted of a salad and broiled grouper. She remained nauseated…
A Young Woman With Acute Onset of Clumsiness and Ophthalmoplegia
A 23-year-old woman came with a 2-day history of increased clumsiness and blurred vision; she had flu-like symptoms with diarrhea 2 weeks prior to her presentation. Past medical history and…
A Man With Acute Muscle Weakness and Respiratory Failure
A 28-year-old man entered the hospital because of leg weakness which had developed 1 week following some flu-like symptoms. He had been almost unable to walk for 2 days. He…
A Floppy Child
A 4-month-old boy was referred for valuation of weakness. He was born after a normal pregnancy and delivery at term, with Apgar scores of 7 and 8 at 1 and…
A Man With Acute Areflexic Paralysis and Central Nervous System Symptoms
A 43-year-old man presented initially to an ophthalmologist complaining of double vision for 3 weeks. Ten days later, he developed numbness and weakness in both upper extremities which then progressed…
