Meeting
Abstract Number: 425
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 75-year-old African-American female with a past medical history of hypothyroidism, hypertension, and Alzheimer’s dementia presented to the emergency room with altered mental status and concern for possible stroke; family also reported new seizure-like activity. Vitals on admission were significant for severe hypertension however, she was afebrile. Physical exam was limited due to […]
Abstract Number: 532
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: The patient is a 70 y.o. female with a history of hypertension, bilateral lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and peripheral neuropathy, who was brought to the emergency room (ER) by EMS due to the recent onset of altered mental status. Starting a few days ago, her son noted that she was not […]
Abstract Number: 585
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: This is the case of a 51-year-old male without prior medical or psychiatric history who developed altered sensorium, cognitive dysfunction, mutism and disorganized behavior of 3 weeks of evolution causing severe impairment over his ability to self-care. He was transferred to our institution from a psychiatric hospital since he underwent 2 weeks of […]
Abstract Number: 738
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Hashimoto encephalopathy is a poorly understood and rare complication of Hashimoto thyroiditis. Patients can present with seizures, movement disorders, or cognitive decline that improves with steroid therapy. The disease is a diagnosis of exclusion, but delay in recognition and treatment can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. A twenty-one year old white female […]