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Mashup Score: 18SIGNposts: Global Peer to Peer Teaching Initiative - 2 day(s) ago
In August 2022, Idha Sood, SIGN chapter President from Christian Medical College in Ludhiana, India stumbled upon a post from Marjorie Fitzsimmons, SIGN chapter President at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, in the Facebook group created for SIGN members. This virtual crossing of paths helped spark conversations regarding our shared vision. We envisioned working together and using SIGN as a platform that would crisscross continents and cultures, fostering a community of medical
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Mashup Score: 69
A 63-year-old otherwise healthy woman developed left-sided facial spasm and glossopharyngeal neuralgia 14 and 8 years ago, respectively, followed by right-sided facial spasm 1 year before evaluation. Her glossopharyngeal symptoms worsened despite treatment with carbamazepine. Neurologic examination was significant for asynchronous bilater al hemifacial spasm 1 (Video 1). Brain MRI and time-of-flight angiogram revealed tortuous vertebral arteries compressing the bilateral facial and glossopharyngeal
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Mashup Score: 39Teaching Video NeuroImage: Severe Facioglossal Weakness and Dysarthria Due to Bilateral Perisylvian Polymicrogyria | Neurology - 5 day(s) ago
A 20-year-old man with a history of spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy, microcephaly, intellectual disability, and childhood-onset focal epilepsy presented to our Epilepsy Transition Program to establish care. Seizure semiology included staring spells and convulsions, which were well controlled on monotherapy with oxcarbazepine. Examination (Video 1) showed significant lower facial and tongue weakness leading to severe dysarthria and excessive drooling. MRI showed bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria
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Mashup Score: 11Invited Commentary: Anniversary Reflections from RFS Board Members and Alumni (2004-2024) - 13 day(s) ago
The Neurology ® Resident and Fellow Section (RFS) celebrates its 20 th anniversary this year! Since its inception, there have been over 120 trainees on the editorial board, over 9,750 articles submitted, and over 2,200 articles published. In honor of our 20 th anniversary, we surveyed past and current board members on their RFS experiences and the impact their tenure had on their careers. Overall, most RFS alumni remain actively involved in the editorial field. In addition, most alumni felt that serving
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Mashup Score: 86Teaching NeuroImage: Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Presenting With Cerebellitis in a Pediatric Patient | Neurology - 16 day(s) ago
A 2-year-old girl presented with 2 weeks of seizures, left-sided chorea, ataxia, and behavioral/speech regression. MRI of the brain revealed cerebellitis (Figure 1) with negative evaluation for paraneoplastic, metabolic, and infectious etiologies. N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antibodies were positive (1:10 serum, 1:16 CSF). Treatment included pulse methylprednisolone, intravenous immunoglobulin, plasma exchange, and rituximab, with clinical improvement but long-term imaging sequelae (Figure 2).
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A 2-yo girl presented with 2 wks of seizures, left-sided chorea, ataxia, and behavioral/speech regression. MRI of the brain revealed cerebellitis with negative evaluation for paraneoplastic, metabolic, and infectious etiologies. Learn more: https://t.co/CkuYDXlE9e #NeurologyRF https://t.co/9tngaNj13R
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Mashup Score: 25Opinion & Special Article: Community Approach Toward Inclusion of Sex and Gender Diversity in Graduate Neurology Education | Neurology - 30 day(s) ago
Sex and gender diverse (SGD) neurology trainees include transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people. There has been historical exclusion of SGD trainees from participating in clinical care, medical research, and academic training programs. Therefore, …
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Mashup Score: 42Dopamine Agonist Withdrawal Syndrome - 2 month(s) ago
Dopamine agonist withdrawal syndrome (DAWS) refers to symptoms that result from the reduction or cessation of dopamine agonist (DA) medications, such as pramipexole, rotigotine, and ropinirole, in a dose-dependent manner. 1,2 Clinical manifestations include dysphoria, depression, panic attacks, agitation, drug cravings, fatigue, orthostatic hypotension, and diaphoresis. 1,2 Risk factors include impulse control disorders, levodopa equivalent daily dose of 150 mg or more, and prior deep brain stimulation
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Mashup Score: 224Teaching NeuroImage: Extensive Brainstem and Striatal Involvement in Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | Neurology - 2 month(s) ago
A 22-year-old woman presented with bilateral arm shaking and altered mental status. She was lethargic the preceding week, without other neuropsychiatric symptoms. Neurologic examination found dec reased level of consciousness and upper extremity spasticity. Brain MRI showed diffuse bilateral T2–fluid-attenuated inversion recovery hyperintensities predominantly involving the brainstem, thalami, and striatum (Figure 1, A–C), with punctate striatal diffusion restriction (Figure 1D) and no enhancement. Blood
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Mashup Score: 18Pearls & Oy-sters: Huntington Disease Presenting as Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Case of Semantics: Neurology: Vol 101, No 9 - 2 month(s) ago
We present a case of semantic variant primary progressive aphasia as the presenting feature in a patient with Huntington disease (HD). The patient initially developed progressive language impairment including impaired naming and object knowledge and …
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Mashup Score: 64Teaching NeuroImage: Giant Perimedullary Arteriovenous Fistula of the Lumbar Spine | Neurology - 2 month(s) ago
A 12-year-old girl presented with a 2-year history of low back pain. Spinal MRI showed a giant venous varix and a huge draining vein within the lumbosacral spinal canal. Spinal angiography revealed a giant perimedullary arteriovenous fistula (PMAVF) at L2/L3 level supplied by the right T12 and L2 and left L1 and L2 segmental arteries, which all converged into the fistula and drained into the huge draining vein (Figure 1). The fistula was successfully removed by lumbar laminotomy (Figure 2). Postoperatively
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Perimedullary arteriovenous fistula are rare lesions with an unclear natural history. They occur in all age groups but are most common in children, where they are generally large and high flow. Learn more in this #NeurologyRF Teaching NeuroImage article: https://t.co/v57rAjU3Ro https://t.co/0DVK0M2uI3
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In the latest #NeurologyRF SIGNposts blog, Marjorie Fitzsimmons and Idha Sood discuss the development of a Global Peer to Peer Teaching Initiative to host online sessions for medical students from different countries to present on topics of their choosing: https://t.co/8pCINerq5h https://t.co/po7teLnwmc