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When The Room Is Spinning: Can't-Miss Diagnoses in the Dizzy Patient

4/2/2017 Jeremy Branzetti, MD , David Murphy, MD

When The Room Is Spinning: Can't-Miss Diagnoses in the Dizzy Patient A 34-year-old previously healthy female presents with abrupt onset right-sided headache, vertigo, and vomiting associated with di

Neurology

Management of Post-tPA Intracerebral Hemorrhage

10/8/2015 Terrance McGovern, DO, MPH , Joseph Bove, DO

Management of Post-tPA Intracerebral Hemorrhage On your next shift, you find yourself evaluating a 58-year-old-male with acute onset of left upper and lower extremity weakness and a facial droop that

Clinical , Critical Care , Neurology

Stroke Alert: Beyond the Non-Con

6/12/2015 Dhimitri Nikolla, DO

Stroke Alert: Beyond the Non-Con A 60-year-old female presents to the ED with altered speech and decreased responsiveness that began less than one hour ago. Outside of a resolving hypoxia, all vital

Clinical , Infectious Disease , Critical Care , Neurology

The Masquerading HSV Infection

4/30/2015 Sajid Khan, MD , Maryam Arshad, MD

The Masquerading HSV Infection Case Presentation Your next patient is a 36-year-old female with fever, body aches, and headache. She has been ill for four days with a temperature of 101 °F at home. S

Clinical , Trauma , Neurology

A Review of Basilar Skull Fractures

2/14/2015 Sajid Khan, MD , Katie Thompson, DO

A Review of Basilar Skull Fractures Case A 57-year-old intoxicated female presents after a fall from standing height. She denies any headache, vision changes, loss of consciousness, or neck pain, and

Clinical , Critical Care , Neurology

Brain Storm: Treating Acute Stroke and its Mimics

10/15/2014 EM Resident

Brain Storm: Treating Acute Stroke and its Mimics Faye T. Pedersen, MSIV, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL Mohammad M. Qureshi, MD, Resident Physician, Department of Neurolog

Infectious Disease , Neurology

A Temporal Problem: Diagnosing and Treating Viral Encephalitis in the ED

4/15/2014 Sajid Khan, MD , James Hall, MD

A Temporal Problem: Diagnosing and Treating Viral Encephalitis in the ED Case Report A 49-year-old male presents to the emergency department with two days of confusion, agitation, and speech abnormal