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Search Results for Ataxia
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: 409
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A six-year-old female presented with ataxia and vomiting. She was running and fell, striking her forehead on the ground. There was no loss of consciousness. She got up and continued to play. About an hour later, she had difficulty feeding herself, trouble walking and started vomiting. The patient had no history of fevers, […]
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 […]
Abstract Number: 617
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: We report a case of subacute progressive cerebellar ataxia in a 56-year-old male with significant smoking history and COPD, presenting 3 weeks after the start of dizziness and gait ataxia. The patient had associated dysmetria and balance issues, which progressively worsened prompting admission to an outside hospital. There, a CT head was found […]
Abstract Number: 655
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old man with a history of hypertension presented with gait instability, progressive over one month, as well as positional hand tremors and nausea. On initial evaluation, he was afebrile with blood pressure of 169/98. Abnormalities on neurological examination included ocular flutter, left upper extremity dysmetria and wide-based cautious gait with bilateral leg […]
Abstract Number: 741
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Patient is a 47-year-old female with a past medical history of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and stage 3 chronic kidney disease. She was admitted to the hospital on 10/14/22 with intractable nausea/vomiting (N/V) and diarrhea. She had been in and out of the hospital for the past few months with these symptoms. […]
Abstract Number: F24
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A four-year-old previously healthy, vaccinated female presented with severe, acute-onset ataxia. She was in her usual state of health until the day prior to presentation, when she was picked up from school and reported feeling like she was going to fall. She continued to develop progressive unsteadiness and experienced several falls throughout the […]
Abstract Number: 1056
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 58-year-old man presented with acute onset of chest pain, vertigo, and ataxia, described as “falling to the right as objects moved to the left.” History included coronary artery disease requiring multiple stents and remote cerebrovascular accident with residual left upper extremity weakness. Exam was notable for vertical nystagmus. EKG showed left atrial […]