Case history: 55 year old female with history of lung adenocarcinoma presents with difficulty seeing. She was treated with carboplatin and paclitaxil two months prior to admission. CT head showed hypodensities in... Read more »
Salary data is always interesting, especially when your salary is somewhere in the mix. Reviewing the 2012 salary survey report from the MGMA, it’s interesting to see how the various neuro-related specialties... Read more »
Designed for residents, fellows and medical students working in the neuro-ICU, this rounding worksheet helps you track important events in a patient’s clinical course and be prepared for rounds. Read more »
Many states require continuing medical education for physicians in risk management. Above are risk management CME courses that provide AMA category 1 credits. Read more »
Pompe disease is an autosomal recessive lysosomal glycogen storage disease. Mutations in the acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA) gene on chromosome 17q25.2-q25.3 result in abnormal accumulation of glycogen within lysosomes and subsequent lysosomal dysfunction. Read more »
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS; Hughes Syndrome) produces a hypercoagulable state that can predispose to ischemic strokes as well as other thrombotic events. Read more »
Loss of motor neurons in either the motor cortex or the anterior horn of the spinal cord causes paralysis. A variety of diseases affect these neurons, and specific diseases affect either the... Read more »
Anton’s syndrome consists of cortical blindness without the patient acknowledging or recognizing that they cannot see. The patient confabulates, answering questions about what they cannot see with confidence and insisting they can... Read more »
The recurrent artery of Heubner is a branch off the proximal A2 or distal A1 segment of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and supplies the head of the caudate nucleus, as well... Read more »
There are many variants on EEG that are considered normal and yet might be confused with epileptiform activity. These benign EEG variants are often found in only certain subpopulations: either young or... Read more »