Posts tagged Neurology
A Case Of A Young Man With Extremity Paresthesias

A 29-year-old male with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department for evaluation of progressive numbness and burning sensation to his bilateral hands and feet. He reports the symptoms have become so severe that he has started to have difficulty using his hands. He also states that he has had difficulty ambulating at times. He endorses neck pain and intermittently experiences a sensation that feels like “shocks down my spine” with movement of his neck…

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Those Who Cannot Do...Might Have Guillain-Barre Syndrome

What prompted her emergency department visit was the onset of a right sided facial droop which began about eight hours prior to arrival. She was unable to fully close her right eye and noticed drooping at the corner of her lip. She denied shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. The patient noted that she had a diarrheal illness several weeks prior to the onset of the symptoms. …

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