Meeting
Abstract Number: 392
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: The patient is a 34 y.o. female with a past medical history significant only for morbid obesity. She had a gastric sleeve placed 3 months ago, in order to promote weight loss. Two weeks ago, the patient experienced the onset of blurred vision, clumsiness, ambulatory dysfunction, and generalized weakness. At that time, she […]
Abstract Number: 420
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Mr. L, a 37-year-old Native American man with alcohol abuse disorder presented to the emergency room with sub-acute development over two days of ataxia, bilateral lower extremity paralysis and loss of sensation below the nipple line. Five days prior, the patient began to feel lethargic and confused. His symptoms progressed to include significant […]