Port-Wine and the Brain

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Port-Wine and the Brain
History and Physical An 8-year-old boy was the first child of non-consanguineous parents, born at term after a normal pregnancy. Family history was negative for epilepsy or other neurodevelopmental disorders….
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When the Central Nervous System Loses Color

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on When the Central Nervous System Loses Color
History and Physical A 14-year-old female presented with left arm and leg weakness. One year before, she recalled an episode of abnormal vision without diplopia, blurry vision, or color desaturation….
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When the Spinal Cord Takes Off Its Coat

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on When the Spinal Cord Takes Off Its Coat
History and Physical An 8-year-old boy presented with acute-onset and progressive lower extremity weakness in the setting of a rhinovirus/enterovirus positive respiratory test. On the day of admission, he developed…
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Severe TBI: What Is the Outlook?

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Severe TBI: What Is the Outlook?
History and Physical An 18-year-old, previously healthy woman in her senior year of college failed to return home from an evening outing. She was reported missing by her roommate and…
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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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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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Moderate TBI: How to Tell?

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Moderate TBI: How to Tell?
History and Physical An 18-year-old man experienced a fall while intoxicated. He did not lose consciousness but became immediately disoriented with impaired orientation and ability to follow commands. He was…
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Altered Mentation and Myelitis

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Altered Mentation and Myelitis
History and Physical A 4-year-old girl presented with prolonged fever, weight loss, leukocytosis, and vomiting for one month. She was diagnosed with croup 2 weeks prior to presentation and received…
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Postinfectious Ataxia

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Postinfectious Ataxia
History and Physical A previously well 5-year-old boy presented with progressively worsening headache over 2 days, unsteadiness when walking, poor coordination, and slurred speech. On examination, he was drowsy with…
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Progressive Hemiseizures

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Progressive Hemiseizures
History and Physical A previously well 6-year-old boy presented with steadily increasing twitching of the face and eyes for 3 months. These were initially thought to represent tics, but it…
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