Neurological Disorders and Diseases
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11/14/2023
The FDA has approved the first biosimilar treatment for patients living with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.
11/14/2023
11/13/2023
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.
11/13/2023
11/01/2023
A 78-year-old man presented to the emergency department with generalized tonic-clonic seizures of unknown duration and fever of 38.6 °C. He had a medical history significant for ischemic cardiomyopathy,...
11/01/2023
Interactive Features
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
06/16/2022
A child, who was born extremely preterm (less than 28 weeks gestation), presents with his parents for his 2-year wellness check. His parents are concerned about his neurodevelopmental growth and ask about...
06/16/2022
06/25/2020
In this interactive quiz, we describe a case of a 39-year-old woman who presents with right upper extremity numbness and weakness, speech difficulty, and confusion. Can you make a diagnosis and treat this...
06/25/2020
Neurological Disorders and Diseases
Neurological Disorders and Diseases
12/06/2018
Although the exact cause of acute flaccid myelitis is not fully understood, current evidence suggests that its cause may be rooted in which type of virus?
12/06/2018
03/19/2014
Sylvia is a 32-year-old woman with an almost 20-year history of classic migraine who presents in your Urgent Care clinic. Despite generally successful prophylaxis of her migraine with a beta blocker, she is...
03/19/2014
Clinical Insights
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
08/19/2020
David Holtzman, MD, talks about the established biomarkers for Alzheimer disease, potential biomarkers being investigated, and how long it may take for these biomarker tests to make it to the bedside.
08/19/2020
12/04/2018
With the current spike in US cases of acute flaccid myelitis in mind, Matthew J. Elrick, MD, PhD, from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, reviews clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment for the...
12/04/2018
11/14/2018
Ilya Kister, MD, from NYU Langone Health in New York City, discusses his research into the predictors of multiple sclerosis relapse and disability progression in patients who stop disease-modifying...
11/14/2018
