Case Files Neurology - part 5 ppsx

... remains controversial. 218 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY 194 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY Treatment Treatment of vitamin B 12 deficiency involves administering the vitamin in a fash- ion to bypass the pathologic ... meningitis. 228 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY CLINICAL PEARLS ❖ Meningitis classically presents with the triad of altered mental sta- tus, fever, and neck stiffness but is present in only...

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... 191, 192, 255 , 2 95, 353 , 4 35 M Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), 50 t, 53 macrocytic anemia, 191, 192, 1 95 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for acute cerebral infarct, 96, 97 for ataxia, 52 for benign ... spinocerebellar, 50 t 51 t clinical approach, 49, 52 53 considerations, 48–49 definitions, 49 and HIV-associated dementia, 237 symptoms, 47 treatment options, 53 54 occupation...

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... Approach to Clinical Problem-Solving 8 Part 3. Approach to Reading 10 SECTION II Clinical Cases 15 Fifty-three Case Scenarios 17 SECTION III Listing of Cases 447 Listing by Case Number 449 Listing ... prob- lems with swallowing and choking occur. Slowing of saccades (smooth, slow CLINICAL CASES 25 This page intentionally left blank ANSWERS TO CASE 2: Huntington Disease Summary: A 4...

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... Antiemetic agents such as prochlorperazine (Compazine) and meto- clopramide can cause a drug-induced parkinsonism. ❖ CASE 5 This 57 -year-old man of Portuguese descent noticed that he had difficulty marching ... 2006;13:1170–11 85. de Lau LM, Breteler MM. Epidemiology of Parkinson’s disease. Lancet Neurol 2006 ;5: 5 25 53 5. Pahwa R, Factor SA, Lyons KE, et al; Quality Standards Subcomm...

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... patient has carotid stenosis D. The patient has atrial fibrillation 100 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY ❖ CASE 10 A 1 5- year-old right-hand dominant male became briefly unconscious after being tackled in ... football hel- met should only be performed by a health care provider experienced in its CLINICAL CASES 89 diagnostic showing regular and symmetrical 3 Hz, possible 2- to 4-Hz spike-and-s...

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... Post-LP headache is likely caused by the proximal relationship to the lumbar puncture. 158 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY ANSWERS TO CASE 19: Chronic Headache Summary: A 38-year-old white female has a 10-year ... APO- E genotype from commercial laboratories. It is important to note however that the presence APO-E ε4 is only a risk factor and does not prove AD. 174 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY ❖...

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... problems 246 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY Fp2-F4 F4-C4 C4-P4 P4-O2 Fp2-F8 F8-T4 T4-T6 T6-O2 Fp1-F3 F3-C3 C3-P3 P3-O1 Fp1-F7 F7-T3 T3-T5 T5-O1 200 µV 1 s Figure 29–1. EEG of a patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob ... visual fields can occur later on. 278 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY ❖ CASE 31 A 2 5- year-old man is brought to the emergency room after experiencing a gen- eralized tonic-clonic seizure....

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... exclusion, and usually involve people with diabetes mellitus for at least 25 years. 322 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY ❖ CASE 39 A 2 5- year-old female is brought into the emergency room (ER) after tripping during ... the respiratory status of an individual. 300 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY ANSWERS TO CASE 34: Sixth Nerve Palsy (Ischemic Mononeuropathy) Summary: A 6 5- year-old man with hypert...

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... Jun;68(6) :50 5, 50 9 51 4, 51 7 51 9. CLINICAL CASES 347 CLINICAL PEARLS ❖ IBM is not a variant of polymyositis, but it is the most common acquired muscle disease occurring in persons older than 50 years of ... ascending paralysis and resolves with removal of the tick. 334 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY ❖ CASE 40 A 31-year-old woman presents with a 3-month history of muscle soreness, cramps...

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... are 428 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY 404 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY ANSWER TO CASE 48: Tourette Syndrome Summary: An 8-year-old boy with a 12-month history of motor and phonic tics accompanied by obsessive-compulsive ... findings of MRI and elec- troencephalography in an attempt to localize the focal abnormality. 420 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY ANSWERS TO CASE 50 : Lissencephaly Summary: A...

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