Lesson of the month: Severe leukoencephalopathy by SARS-CoV-2.
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DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0940
Abstract: Neurological manifestations associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection as well as its pathogenesis are insufficiently explained. We present two cases of severe COVID-19 who required hospitalisation in the intensive care unit with persistently depressed mental status and… read more here.
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Lesson of the month: Cerebral amyloid angiopathy masquerading as recurrent transient ischaemia attacks in an older adult.
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DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0412
Abstract: Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a common cause of lobar cerebral haemorrhage in elderly populations, which can present as transient focal neurological episodes (TFNEs) or sometimes known as 'amyloid spells'. CAA-TFNE poses a common diagnostic… read more here.
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Lesson of the month 2: A choroid plexus papilloma manifesting as anorexia nervosa in an adult.
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DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-2-183
Abstract: A Caucasian female previously diagnosed with anorexia nervosa was referred by psychiatric services to the general medical team. She presented with dehydration, vomiting, weakness, a body mass index of 13 kg/m2 and was treated with intravenous… read more here.
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Lesson of the month 2: Use of thrombolysis for ischaemic stroke in pregnancy – a case report and review of literature
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DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-581
Abstract: Abstract A nine-week pregnant 33-year-old female presented with sudden-onset right-sided hemiparesis, hemisensory loss, dysarthria and homonymous hemianopia. She was known to have eleven previous miscarriages and used recreational drugs. A CT-head was unremarkable. The patient… read more here.
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Lesson of the month 1: Lemierre's syndrome a reminder of the ‘forgotten disease’
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DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-100
Abstract: ABSTRACT Lemierre’s syndrome is a condition characterised by suppurative thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular (IJ) vein following a recent oropharyngeal infection, with resulting septicaemia and metastatic lesions. It is strongly associated with Fusobacterium necrophorum, a… read more here.
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Lesson of the month 2: Pulmonary embolism in a patient on rivaroxaban and concurrent carbamazepine.
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DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-103
Abstract: A 71-year-old female with a history of pulmonary embolism treated with rivaroxaban presented with acute onset shortness of breath, chest pain and palpitations. Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) revealed multiple bilateral pulmonary emboli. The patient… read more here.
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Lesson of the month 2: An unusual cause of depression in an older man Cushing’s syndrome resulting from metastatic small cell cancer of the prostate
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DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-5-432
Abstract: Abstract This article describes the case of an older patient whose main presenting problem was depression. A constellation of clinical and biochemical features led to a search for medical causes of his low mood, which… read more here.
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Lesson of the month 2: A case of nitrous oxide-induced pancytopenia
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DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-2-129
Abstract: ABSTRACT An 18-year-old female patient presented to the emergency department with non-specific neurological and gastrointestinal symptoms and was found to be pancytopenic. Her vitamin B12 level was low with a normal mean corpuscular volume and… read more here.
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