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Search Results for Encephalopathy
Abstract Number: E1
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Systemic muscle relaxant prescriptions have risen in United States. Baclofen is a commonly prescribed muscle relaxant that is gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonist and renally cleared. We aimed to determine the risk of encephalopathy and mortality associated with baclofen compared to an alternate muscle relaxant cyclobenzaprine in a real-world setting. Methods: We conducted a retrospective […]
Abstract Number: A29
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 75 year old male with atrial fibrillation, osteomyelitis of the right first digit of the lower extremity on IV Vancomycin presented as a transfer from an outside hospital with 3 weeks of worsening pressured speech, delusions, insomnia, and a seizure like event. The patient was admitted for further work up and management […]
Abstract Number: G43
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 29-year-old man with a history of mood disorder was admitted with acute encephalopathy after friends had requested a welfare check. The patient was found to have nonsensical speech, delusions of alien interaction and possible gait ataxia without other signs of focal neurological deficits. Vitals were within normal limits; no other significant physical […]
Abstract Number: H31
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old female with past medical history of hypertension, recent intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in the left cerebellar hemisphere with subsequent craniotomy, and newly found 6.5 mm aneurysm in the right middle cerebral artery (MCA) was directly admitted for an elective diagnostic cerebral angiogram to further evaluate her aneurysm. At baseline, patient was alert […]
Abstract Number: I24
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 14-year-old previously healthy female presented to the Emergency Department with 3 days of fluctuating mental status and gait difficulty. Parents noted one episode of urinary incontinence and endorsed avoidance of right sided gaze. Ten months prior to these symptoms, the patient was diagnosed with COVID-19 complicated by anosmia and dysgeusia. Since her […]
Abstract Number: I35
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: 47 year-old male with PMH of hypertension, DM, CAD and ESRD on peritoneal dialysis, presented with altered mental status for 1 day. He had developed a vesicular rash in the right upper extremity and was diagnosed with herpes zoster at another facility 2 days prior, for which he was prescribed valacyclovir that was […]
Abstract Number: K25
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 23 year-old man with history of classic maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) and obesity presented with chief complaint of 3 days of vivid nightmares and hallucinations. He denied abdominal pain, vomiting, imbalance, or other neurologic symptoms. He did report increased life stressors (college coursework) in the week prior to his symptom onset, […]
Abstract Number: N33
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old woman with stage IV endometrial stromal sarcoma s/p TAH, BSO, and ileocolic resection for bowel involvement, presented with acute onset of altered mental status on the evening of receiving her day 3 of cycle 3 ifosfamide infusion. On presentation, patient was tachycardic to HR 110s, afebrile, and otherwise with stable vital […]
Abstract Number: N47
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 55-year-old Caucasian woman with a history of hypothyroidism, anxiety, depression, burns affecting 70% of body area (sustained in a motor vehicle accident 4 months before this admission), and recent COVID-19 infection, who presented for altered mental status. She was noted to be less conversive than baseline and […]
Abstract Number: O41
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 77-year-old woman with past medical history of renal cell carcinoma with known liver metastases, status post left nephrectomy who was on Tivozanib presented with acute onset speech disturbances, headache, nausea, and vomiting. Patient reported intermittent, milder headaches and confusion over the previous three weeks, coinciding with the start of Tivozanib chemotherapy. Vitals […]