Neurological Disorders and Diseases
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12/07/2024
Geethika Thota, MD; Yelizaveta Gribkova; Rajesh N. Desai, MD
A 68-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and hypothyroidism presented to the emergency department with a decrease in vision bilaterally, more on the right side, for 4...
12/07/2024
11/18/2024
David Effron, MD; C. Clare Charbonnet, MD; Charles L. Emerman, MD; Agnieszka A. Ardelt, MD, PhD, MBA
A 66-year-old, right-handed man presented to the emergency department (ED) reporting the perception of hearing speech “in fast forward.” The perception was intermittent; episodes lasted for a few minutes...
11/18/2024
11/06/2024
Krista Gomes, MD
A 38-year-old man presents to the emergency room for acute onset weakness for the past day. The patient reported acute onset lower extremity weakness that started the same morning of presentation.
11/06/2024
Interactive Features
07/12/2024
Do you know which patient population NMOSD is most prevalent in? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz!
07/12/2024
06/22/2024
Each year, thousands of Americans are diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Do you know which patient populations are more likely to be diagnosed with the progressive neurodegenerative disease? Find...
06/22/2024
05/29/2024
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder was previously believed to be a variant of multiple sclerosis, but recent literature has highlighted clinical characteristics that differentiate the diseases. Take...
05/29/2024
08/28/2023
The American Academy of Neurology practice guideline, “The Treatment of Tics in People with Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorders,” was published in May 2019. Take our short quiz to find out how well...
08/28/2023
09/25/2022
Welcome to our latest slideshow! Click through the slides to learn about different presentations and causes of altered mental status. Each slide links to the full case report for more details.
09/25/2022
Clinical Insights
05/31/2024
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors are frequently used in the treatment of Alzheimer disease due to their anti-inflammatory effects. But what is the potential of this class of medications to also impact the...
05/31/2024
05/07/2024
In this video, Alex Martinez discusses research on the use of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in the prevention and treatment of nervous system diseases, such as Alzheimer disease, including the...
05/07/2024
12/20/2023
In this video, Paul Schulz, MD, discusses the next steps for research on the relationship between infection and Alzheimer disease. This is part three in a three-part series.
12/20/2023
05/01/2022
In this episode, Ryan Maddox, PhD, discusses his team's study on the incidence of prion disease in the United States from 2003 to 2015, and also examines the topic in the context of his prior research in...
05/01/2022
10/07/2020
In this 1-minute video, Wendy Wright, DNP, recaps her presentation on diagnosing and treating dizziness and vertigo from the 2020 Practical Updates in Primary Care virtual series.
10/07/2020
