White Matter Climate Change

May 17, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on White Matter Climate Change
History and Physical A 4-year-old female patient was diagnosed with relapsing acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). She was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) due to septic shock with…
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Brain Changes Under Pressure

May 17, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Brain Changes Under Pressure
History and Physical A 13-year-old female patient with a history of acute lymphoblastic leukemia was admitted to the PICU due to septic shock. She developed two episodes of seizures during…
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Spots Here, There, and Everywhere

May 17, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Spots Here, There, and Everywhere
History and Physical A 5-year-old girl was prenatally diagnosed with cardiac rhabdomyomas on fetal ultrasound. After birth, brain MRI showed multiple cortical/subcortical tubers and subependymal nodules. Genetic testing revealed a…
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The Dreaded Epidural

May 17, 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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The Killer Bed

May 17, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on The Killer Bed
History and Physical A 6-month-old, ex-full-term baby girl reportedly fell off her bed from a height of 2 feet. The parents went to the emergency department because of her irritability…
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Eye of the Tiger

May 17, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Eye of the Tiger
History and Physical A 14-year-old boy presented with frequent falls over the past 2 years. These were accompanied by declining gross and fine motor skills with overall clumsiness and changes…
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Yellow and Drooling

May 17, 2026 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Yellow and Drooling
History and Physical A 15-year-old male patient with no relevant family or personal history presented with mild jaundice and fatigue for several months. Subsequently, he developed progressive sialorrhea, dysarthria, motor…
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Spectrum of Subdurals

May 17, 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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Penetrating Injury

May 17, 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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Pedestrian Struck

May 17, 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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