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Search Results for Cranial nerve palsy
Abstract Number: 609
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old female with a history of sphenoid sinusitis status post recent fiberoptic endoscopic sinus surgery presented with one week of neck stiffness and two days of fever, headache, photosensitivity, and diplopia. Vital signs were: temperature 102.6, heart rate 82, respiratory rate 20, blood pressure 122/45 and 95% room air O2 saturation. Physical […]
Abstract Number: 760
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Syphilis is known as the “Great Imitator” for good reason. With its insidious onset and nonspecific presentation, it is often mistaken for other diagnoses or overlooked altogether. Here, we describe a case of an isolated facial nerve palsy as a rare manifestation of neurosyphilis. A 53-year-old man presented to urgent care with acute-onset […]
Abstract Number: 780
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 47-year-old male with a past medical history of Bell’s palsy, hypertension, end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, papillary thyroid cancer s/p thyroidectomy, and post-surgical hypothyroidism presented with new-onset left sided ptosis, mydriasis and retro-orbital pain. Approximately, three weeks ago he experienced similar symptoms without corresponding headache that self-resolved. The review of systems was […]
Abstract Number: 814
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: An 8 year-old male presented with one week of acute ataxia. Physical exam was significant for a wide-based gait and a mild left sixth nerve palsy. A lumbar puncture (LP) was performed and revealed an opening pressure >35 cm H2O. After the elevated opening pressure was found, a dilated funduscopic exam was performed […]
Abstract Number: 830
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Our patient was a 2-year-old female who presented with new onset esotropia, stridor with crying and swallowing dysfunction. In addition, she reported a week long history of fever, emesis and fatigue. Three weeks prior to presentation, she had travelled to India and Dubai. Laryngoscopy at the bedside showed inadequate vocal cord movement. With […]
Abstract Number: 837
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 24-years-old man with no prior comorbidity presented to the hospital with a 2 months history of progressive, left sided headaches. He also developed diplopia 1 week prior when his family also noticed the deviated left eye. Upon arrival his temperature was 36.5 Celsius degree, blood pressure 142/90, respiratory rate 18 and heart […]