Meeting
Abstract Number: 635
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 45-year old male was escorted to our tertiary medical center from a prison for evaluation of 40 lb weight loss, paraplegia and recently developed urinary and fecal incontinence. The patient had been on a 7-month long hunger-strike, during which he only consumed one meal per day. In addition to incontinence, he reported […]
Abstract Number: 675
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 27-year-old male without medical history presented with paresthesias in his hands and feet, and numbness and instability from his waist down for 4 days. The patient initially denied any illicit substances, had no dietary restrictions, and no known medical problems in the family. Cervical MRI revealed T2 dorsal column hypersensitivity consistent with […]
Abstract Number: 706
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 17 year-old male with a history of marijuana and nitrous oxide use presented with 4 days of paresthesia in his bilateral lower extremities, sudden onset-ataxia, gait instability, and genital numbness extending to his extremities. Comprehensive infectious and neurologic workup for Guillain-Barré syndrome, transverse myelitis, and other neuropathies all returned negative. Magnetic resonance […]
Abstract Number: J39
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old vegetarian male (on supplements with vitamin B12) with recent myocardial infarction (MI) presented with 8-months of worsening neurological symptoms beginning as paresthesias progressing to cognitive decline and gait instability. Physical exam was significant for poor recall, inability to perform basic calculations, impaired proprioception in the right lower extremity, sensory ataxia in […]