Posterior Fossa Emergency

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Posterior Fossa Emergency
History and Physical A 6-year-old previously healthy boy presented with a 20-day history of increasing headache, nausea, and vomiting upon awakening from sleep. He was admitted to the pediatric emergency…
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Sticky in the Sella

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Sticky in the Sella
History and Physical A 9-year-old boy began drinking large amounts of water and urinating excessively for 3 months. This led to frequent interruptions at school and bedwetting at night. Over…
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Boy in the Barrel

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Boy in the Barrel
History and Physical A 13-year-old previously healthy male was playing basketball. After throwing the ball into the hoop, he presented with acute-onset paresthesias, followed minutes later by weakness of both…
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Limbic Encephalitis: A Double Hit

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Limbic Encephalitis: A Double Hit
History and Physical A 4-year-old right-handed boy presented to the emergency department with fever, twitching of the left side of his face, and altered sensorium for two days. On day…
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Endemic Infection: Lying in Wait

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Endemic Infection: Lying in Wait
History and Physical An 11-year-old boy presented with a low-grade fever for one month, followed by headache for the past 15 days and altered sensorium over the past week. On…
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Jumping Into Orbit

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Jumping Into Orbit
History and Physical A male infant presented immediately postpartum with redness and swelling of the eye, initially ascribed to a traumatic forceps delivery. He had a left periorbital hematoma and…
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High Flow, High Pain

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on High Flow, High Pain
History and Physical An 11-year-old previously healthy girl was admitted to the emergency department with a 3-day history of moderate occipital pain associated with vomiting. There was no recent history…
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Complications of the Pandemic

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Complications of the Pandemic
History and Physical A 7-year-old male presented with fever for the past three days, followed by multiple generalized tonic seizures and altered sensorium. There was no recent history of respiratory…
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Insult to the Deep Gray Nuclei

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Insult to the Deep Gray Nuclei
History and Physical A previously well 4-year-old boy who had a fever and chesty cough for 2 weeks presented to the emergency department with increasing fatigue and inability to walk…
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Asymmetric Worsening

May 10, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Asymmetric Worsening
History and Physical A 3-year-old boy presented with progressively decreased mobility of the right arm. Birth and development were normal for age, and family history was negative. His symptoms started…
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