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Abstract Number: 640
HYPOKALEMIC HYPERTHYRODISM CAUSING PARALYSIS
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: An 18 year old Asian man presented with sudden paralysis after a fall from a lofted bed during sleep. On arrival he reported inability to move his arms or legs. He denied any neck or back pain and did not experience any bowel or bladder incontinence. He reported no alcohol or drug use. [...]
Abstract Number: 814
WHEN YOU FORGET TO SAY GESUNDHEIT
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 63 year-old man with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and GERD presented from an outside hospital with bilateral upper extremity paralysis, paresthesias, and neck pain which started minutes after sneezing. Vital signs were stable and neurologic examination was remarkable for bilateral upper extremity strength of 0/5 with absent reflexes and reduced sensation to pinprick. [...]
Abstract Number: 1000
A RARE CASE OF BILATERAL PAINFUL LEG PARALYSIS
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Severe peripheral disease with arterial thrombosis can present as bilateral leg paralysis and extreme pain. Caution must be exercised to exclude vascular pathology ( in addition to neurologic differentials), to avoid premature closure of diagnosis and to avoid catastrophic outcomes. One such rare disorder is Leriche syndrome, whereby, patients develop aortoiliac thrombotic occlusion, [...]
Abstract Number: 1015
THE GREAT IMITATOR: A CASE OF INTRAVASCULAR LYMPHOMA-INDUCED PARAPLEGIA
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 73-year-old woman with a history of coronary artery disease and remote cervical cancer presented to the hospital with a two-month history of progressive leg weakness and confusion. Over the course of six weeks, symptoms progressed to flaccid paralysis and loss of sensation in both legs. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated enhancing hemorrhagic [...]
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