Case Presentation: A 73 year old female presented with acute onset of recurrent falls lasting for 1 week. On day 2 of her hospitalization, hematuria with dysuria was present, which was treated as an UTI. Physical examination revealed progressive ascending weakness from lower to upper extremities with decreased reflexes bilaterally. She also developed urinary retention [...]

Case Presentation: A 63-year-old male with past medical history of hyperlipidemia and diabetes mellitus presented to an outside hospital with diplopia and new onset weakness, paresthesia, and numbness in bilateral lower extremities three days following a mild viral infection. The patient was discharged after two days without acute intervention following extensive negative workup including imaging, [...]

Case Presentation: A 71-year-old male presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of a 3-week history of dysphagia and ~30lb weight loss. He had been transferred to the ED after a failed formal swallow evaluation, nearly three weeks after the onset of symptoms, during which he demonstrated significant aspiration even with thick liquids. In addition [...]

Case Presentation: We present the case of a physically active 41-year-old male with a history of anxiety and restless leg syndrome who presented to the emergency department with complaints of vertigo, left arm numbness, and voice changes that progressed over less than two days. Initial concerns for an acute ischemic stroke prompted a stroke code, [...]