Case of the Week Archive
Section Editors: Matylda Machnowska1 and Anvita Pauranik2
1University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
February 29, 2016
A 62-year-old man with headaches, vomiting, and vision loss, status post VP shunt, who later developed left sided hearing loss, confusion, gait instability, and worsening depression
February 25, 2016
A 23-year-old woman with transfusion dependent beta-thalassemia major with secondary amenorrhea
February 22, 2016
A 41-year-old woman with parestethias presenting as numbness and tingling in the abdomen, thighs, and feet for the last 3–4 weeks. Brain MRI was unremarkable. MRI of the thoracic spine was performed with contrast.
February 18, 2016
A 27-year-old man with acute onset of right central facial palsy, one-and-a-half syndrome in the context of a right lateral hemipontine syndrome
February 15, 2016
A 35-year-old man with a 5-year history of tremors and speech difficulties, with abrupt worsening in the last 5 days. Neurologic exam revealed scanning type of speech and bilateral coarse distal upper limb tremors. CSF lactate levels-3.26mmol/L.
February 11, 2016
A 66-year-old man with intermittent weakness and numbness of his legs and difficulty walking
February 8, 2016
A 69-year-old man with a history of treated colon and prostate cancer presents with lower extremity weakness for several months and spastic paraparesis.