Spectrum of Subdurals

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Spectrum of Subdurals
History and Physical A 16-year-old male experienced head injury while playing tackle football, followed by increasing headache. Diagnostic Workup Head CT showed a left holohemispheric subdural hematoma with rightward shift…
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Buckle Up!

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Buckle Up!
History and Physical An 8-year-old, previously healthy boy was traveling in the front seat of a car on his mother’s lap with an unfastened seatbelt. The car was hit on…
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Mysteries of the Hairless Plaque

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Mysteries of the Hairless Plaque
History and Physical A 7-year-old boy was born at term following an uneventful pregnancy, with no family history. Birth examination showed a flat, alopecic, xanthomatous lesion in the left temporo-occipital…
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Pedestrian Struck

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Pedestrian Struck
History and Physical A 17-year-old female was struck by a motor vehicle and thrown 15 feet. She lost consciousness immediately, and GCS remained 3 at the scene. She was hemodynamically…
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Movement Disorders and Ataxia

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Movement Disorders and Ataxia
Non-Print Items Abstract Pediatric movement disorders (PMDs) comprise a large group of disorders (tics, myoclonus, tremor, dystonia, chorea, Parkinsonism, ataxia), often with mixed phenotypes. The broad differential diagnosis and complexity…
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Penetrating Injury

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Penetrating Injury
History and Physical An 18-year-old man was injured by a gunshot wound to the head. He was stabilized in the emergency department and underwent emergency craniotomy, with induced coma for…
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When Emotional Lability Is Not Psychiatric

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on When Emotional Lability Is Not Psychiatric
History and Physical A 9-year-old previously healthy boy presented with personality changes, fatigue, right facial weakness, drooling, and dysarthria over the course of 2 weeks. He became withdrawn and less…
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Recurrent Discoordination

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Recurrent Discoordination
History and Physical A 5-year-old girl presented with headache and vomiting. She initially experienced mild sore throat and headache, which progressed to emesis and severe headaches over several days. Her…
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Café au Lait: Tip of the Iceberg

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Café au Lait: Tip of the Iceberg
History and Physical An 11-year-old girl presented to the epilepsy clinic. She was the first child of non-consanguineous parents, born at term with a history of placental abruption at 22…
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The Dreaded Epidural

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on The Dreaded Epidural
History and Physical A 16-year-old male fell while skateboarding and lost consciousness for an unknown period of time, with concern for subsequent tonic seizure. He was taken to the nearest…
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