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Search Results for Neurology
Abstract Number: 349
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: An 80- year old immunocompetent Vietnamese man with hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and prostate cancer in remission was admitted for progressive vision loss and headaches. 6 weeks before presentation he began to have persistent, disabling left fronto-temporal headaches. 2 weeks prior he developed sudden left sided vision loss. Outpatient left temporal artery biopsy was […]
Abstract Number: 490
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 75 year-old man with history of type II diabetes and hypertension presented with progressive dyspnea. Two weeks prior, he had presented with similar symptoms that were attributed to COPD due to a remote history of smoking. He was hypoxic upon presentation requiring bi-level positive pressure ventilation with a FiO2 of 40%. He […]
Abstract Number: 518
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 73 year-old man presented with 2 weeks of difficulty completing multi-step tasks, e.g., getting into a car. At baseline, he was independent in instrumental activities of daily living. He had no other symptoms; he denied headache, weakness, numbness, vision changes, confusion, fevers, chills or weight loss. His history included non-alcoholic steatohepatitis with […]
Abstract Number: 540
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old female with past medical history including obesity, T2DM, and tobacco use presented with right eye swelling, pain, and vision loss. She began noticing a dark spot in her right eye about three months prior, which progressed to a pressure-like sensation. A CTA of head and neck showed cavernous sinus hyperdensity. MRI […]
Abstract Number: 570
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old male with history of cocaine and marijuana abuse presented to the emergency room (ER) with a few-hour history of dizziness and abdominal pain. He also reported a two-month history of intermittent right upper jaw pain that he was treated for presumed gingivitis with analgesics and antibiotics. In the emergency department, vital signs […]
Abstract Number: 586
SHM Converge 2021
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 […]
Abstract Number: 634
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old female with infrequent medical follow-up and a past medical history of chronic back pain presented to the ED with right-sided weakness and slurred speech. On the day of presentation she woke up at 11AM with right hand numbness, followed by the onset of right-sided weakness at 1PM, and slurred speech that […]
Abstract Number: 642
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 75yo male presented with a few altered mental status. He had been in a rehabilitation facility working on physical therapy with family when he suddenly closed his eyes and became non-responsive. One month ago, the patient had had a fall from a ladder causing a subdural hemorrhage and uncal herniation that required […]
Abstract Number: 668
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: An 82-year-old man with a past medical history of coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, stroke, non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease stage III presented to the hospital with uncontrollable movements of his right-side upper and lower extremities. His symptoms began spontaneously two weeks earlier and […]
Abstract Number: 700
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 38-year-old Hispanic female with chronic constipation, anemia and numerous transfusions secondary to uterine bleeding presented to the emergency department with a two-week history of worsening bilateral lower extremity ascending numbness and weakness extending to her abdomen causing her difficulty with walking. She reported blurry vision, headaches, difficulty breathing, and 24 hours of […]