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Search Results for Epilepsy
Abstract Number: 523
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 24-year-old black male with a history of generalized epilepsy first diagnosed one year ago presented to the Emergency Department (ED) after one episode of a witnessed generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Upon arrival at the ED, he was at his baseline mental state. However, just moments later, he had another refractory generalized tonic-clonic seizure […]
Abstract Number: 543
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: An 80-year-old female with a history significant for breast cancer status post mastectomy with chemo/radiation therapy and phenytoin-induced liver injury in 2013 presented with nine months of weakness, weight loss, and 2-3 month history of confusion, memory loss, and widespread tremors, suspicious for focal status epilepticus. Workup revealed hyponatremia (135 mmol/L) and elevated […]
Abstract Number: 754
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Case 1: A 14-year-old male presented to the ED with history of a convulsive syncopal episode (third lifetime event). All syncopal episodes occurred with exertion and required cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Episodes were initially considered to be due to a seizure disorder and were treated with antiepileptic therapy (Keppra). Given event recurrence despite escalating doses […]
Abstract Number: 895
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 60 year-old female with no significant past medical history was brought in as a level 2 trauma after being involved in a motor vehicle accident. The non-contrast head CT demonstrated bilateral frontal brain lesions, prompting a brain MRI which revealed a non-enhancing T2/FLAIR hyperintense lesion in the anterior frontal lobes and crossing […]
Abstract Number: M24
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 13-year-old female with Aicardi syndrome and treatment-resistant epilepsy presented to the emergency department with several weeks of diarrhea and vomiting. Her review of symptoms was negative for recent fevers, chills, shortness of breath, cough, sick contacts, or respiratory distress. Physical exam was notable for intermittent discomfort with palpation in the right upper […]
Abstract Number: P27
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old male with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, pulmonary emboli with +lupus anticoagulant, and intrathecal morphine pump presented for increasingly frequent episodic altered sensorium. Episodes were described as < 30 seconds of paresthesia, speech arrest, and déjà vu; no loss of consciousness or focal deficits. Onset was 2-3 months prior with associated […]
Abstract Number: 1013
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 44-year-old female with history of a seizure disorder presented with status epilepticus. She had four witnessed seizures with generalized convulsions at home and two more en route to the hospital with EMS, for which she received two doses of 5mg of midazolam. Upon arriving to the ED, she had two to three […]