Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease OBJECTIVES To describe a case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). To define the Heidenhain variant of CJD. To highlight an example of the posterior or sensory variant of the…
Postencephalitic Parkinsonism
Postencephalitic Parkinsonism OBJECTIVES To define postencephalitic parkinsonism. To list the common causes of postencephalitic parkinsonism. To list the most common neurotropic viruses associated with basal ganglia lesions. VIGNETTE This 35-year-old…
Recurrent Aseptic Meningitis
Recurrent Aseptic Meningitis OBJECTIVES To define aseptic meningitis. To list the common causes of aseptic meningitis. To briefly discuss Mollaret meningitis. VIGNETTE A 34-year-old African-American woman was admitted with new-onset…
Herpes Zoster (Postherpetic Neuralgia)
Herpes Zoster (Postherpetic Neuralgia) OBJECTIVES To review the most frequent neurologic complications associated with varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infections. To review the clinical presentation and management of uncomplicated herpes zoster. VIGNETTE…
Upbeat Nystagmus: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Upbeat Nystagmus: Wernicke Encephalopathy OBJECTIVES To describe a case of upbeat nystagmus and associated manifestations. To discuss the relatively small differential diagnosis of upbeat nystagmus. To discuss the treatment strategy…
Right Homonymous Hemianopsia Due to PCA Infarct
Right Homonymous Hemianopsia Due to PCA Infarct OBJECTIVES To review the neuro-ophthalmological manifestations of posterior cerebral artery (PCA) territory infarcts. To discuss the differential diagnosis of PCA infarcts in patients…
Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia
Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia OBJECTIVES To discuss the clinical features of chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO). To review inheritance patterns of CPEO. To discuss the differential diagnosis of CPEO with…
Abducens Palsy
Abducens Palsy OBJECTIVES To describe diagnostic criteria of an abducens (CN VI) palsy. To review the topographical locations accounting for CN VI palsy. To describe potential causes of CN VI…
Progressive Left CN III Palsy Secondary to Cavernous Sinus Mass Lesion
Progressive Left CN III Palsy Secondary to Cavernous Sinus Mass Lesion OBJECTIVES To demonstrate the characteristic pattern of a third nerve palsy. To discuss differential diagnosis of cavernous sinus mass…
Postoperative Acute Left CN III Palsy
Postoperative Acute Left CN III Palsy OBJECTIVES To demonstrate characteristic findings of a third cranial nerve palsy. To describe the phenomenology of aberrant regeneration of the third cranial nerve. VIGNETTE…
