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Linnoila JJ, Rapalino O, Walker MA, Martinez-Lage M. Case 12-2024: A 58-Year-Old Woman with Confusion, Aphasia, and Abnormal Head Imaging. N Engl J Med 2024; 390:1421-1430. [PMID: 38631006 DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc2312732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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- Jenny J Linnoila
- From the Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh (J.J.L.); and the Departments of Radiology (O.R.), Neurology (M.A.W.), and Pathology (M.M.-L.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Radiology (O.R.), Neurology (M.A.W.), and Pathology (M.M.-L.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh (J.J.L.); and the Departments of Radiology (O.R.), Neurology (M.A.W.), and Pathology (M.M.-L.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Radiology (O.R.), Neurology (M.A.W.), and Pathology (M.M.-L.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh (J.J.L.); and the Departments of Radiology (O.R.), Neurology (M.A.W.), and Pathology (M.M.-L.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Radiology (O.R.), Neurology (M.A.W.), and Pathology (M.M.-L.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh (J.J.L.); and the Departments of Radiology (O.R.), Neurology (M.A.W.), and Pathology (M.M.-L.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Radiology (O.R.), Neurology (M.A.W.), and Pathology (M.M.-L.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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Faryadras M, Burles F, Iaria G, Davidsen J. Functional brain networks in Developmental Topographical Disorientation. Cereb Cortex 2024; 34:bhae104. [PMID: 38566506 PMCID: PMC10987990 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhae104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Despite a decade-long study on Developmental Topographical Disorientation, the underlying mechanism behind this neurological condition remains unknown. This lifelong selective inability in orientation, which causes these individuals to get lost even in familiar surroundings, is present in the absence of any other neurological disorder or acquired brain damage. Herein, we report an analysis of the functional brain network of individuals with Developmental Topographical Disorientation ($n = 19$) compared against that of healthy controls ($n = 21$), all of whom underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging, to identify if and how their underlying functional brain network is altered. While the established resting-state networks (RSNs) are confirmed in both groups, there is, on average, a greater connectivity and connectivity strength, in addition to increased global and local efficiency in the overall functional network of the Developmental Topographical Disorientation group. In particular, there is an enhanced connectivity between some RSNs facilitated through indirect functional paths. We identify a handful of nodes that encode part of these differences. Overall, our findings provide strong evidence that the brain networks of individuals suffering from Developmental Topographical Disorientation are modified by compensatory mechanisms, which might open the door for new diagnostic tools.
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- Mahsa Faryadras
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, T2N 1N4 AB, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, T2N 1N4 AB, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, T2N 1N4 AB, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, T2N 4N1 AB, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, T2N 1N4 AB, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, T2N 4N1 AB, Canada
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Roseman M, Elias U, Kletenik I, Ferguson MA, Fox MD, Horowitz Z, Marshall GA, Spiers HJ, Arzy S. A neural circuit for spatial orientation derived from brain lesions. Cereb Cortex 2024; 34:bhad486. [PMID: 38100330 PMCID: PMC10793567 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhad486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
Abstract
There is disagreement regarding the major components of the brain network supporting spatial cognition. To address this issue, we applied a lesion mapping approach to the clinical phenomenon of topographical disorientation. Topographical disorientation is the inability to maintain accurate knowledge about the physical environment and use it for navigation. A review of published topographical disorientation cases identified 65 different lesion sites. Our lesion mapping analysis yielded a topographical disorientation brain map encompassing the classic regions of the navigation network: medial parietal, medial temporal, and temporo-parietal cortices. We also identified a ventromedial region of the prefrontal cortex, which has been absent from prior descriptions of this network. Moreover, we revealed that the regions mapped are correlated with the Default Mode Network sub-network C. Taken together, this study provides causal evidence for the distribution of the spatial cognitive system, demarking the major components and identifying novel regions.
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- Moshe Roseman
- Neuropsychiatry Lab, Department of Medical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Ein Kerem Campus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel
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- Neuropsychiatry Lab, Department of Medical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Ein Kerem Campus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel
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- Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics, Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Radiology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics, Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Radiology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics, Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Radiology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Neuropsychiatry Lab, Department of Medical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Ein Kerem Campus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, United States
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- Institute of Behavioural Neuroscience, Department of Experimental Psychology, University College London, London WC1H 0AP, United Kingdom
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- Neuropsychiatry Lab, Department of Medical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Ein Kerem Campus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel
- Department of Neurology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190501, Israel
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Chwalisz BK, Kelly HR, Flaherty AW, Jorge AM, Murali MR. Case 38-2023: A 68-Year-Old Woman with Abnormal Movements and Confusion. N Engl J Med 2023; 389:2277-2285. [PMID: 38091534 DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc2309349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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- Bart K Chwalisz
- From the Departments of Neurology (B.K.C., A.W.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), Psychiatry (A.W.F.), Medicine (A.M.J., M.R.M.), and Pathology (M.R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, the Departments of Neurology (B.K.C., A.W.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), Psychiatry (A.W.F.), Medicine (A.M.J., M.R.M.), and Pathology (M.R.M.), Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Radiology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear (H.R.K.) - all in Boston
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- From the Departments of Neurology (B.K.C., A.W.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), Psychiatry (A.W.F.), Medicine (A.M.J., M.R.M.), and Pathology (M.R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, the Departments of Neurology (B.K.C., A.W.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), Psychiatry (A.W.F.), Medicine (A.M.J., M.R.M.), and Pathology (M.R.M.), Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Radiology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear (H.R.K.) - all in Boston
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- From the Departments of Neurology (B.K.C., A.W.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), Psychiatry (A.W.F.), Medicine (A.M.J., M.R.M.), and Pathology (M.R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, the Departments of Neurology (B.K.C., A.W.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), Psychiatry (A.W.F.), Medicine (A.M.J., M.R.M.), and Pathology (M.R.M.), Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Radiology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear (H.R.K.) - all in Boston
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- From the Departments of Neurology (B.K.C., A.W.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), Psychiatry (A.W.F.), Medicine (A.M.J., M.R.M.), and Pathology (M.R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, the Departments of Neurology (B.K.C., A.W.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), Psychiatry (A.W.F.), Medicine (A.M.J., M.R.M.), and Pathology (M.R.M.), Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Radiology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear (H.R.K.) - all in Boston
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- From the Departments of Neurology (B.K.C., A.W.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), Psychiatry (A.W.F.), Medicine (A.M.J., M.R.M.), and Pathology (M.R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, the Departments of Neurology (B.K.C., A.W.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), Psychiatry (A.W.F.), Medicine (A.M.J., M.R.M.), and Pathology (M.R.M.), Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Radiology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear (H.R.K.) - all in Boston
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Zebhauser PT, Vernet M, Nischwitz S, Sämann PG, Brem AK. Neural correlates of transient topographical disorientation: an experimental EEG-MRI case study. J Neurol 2023; 270:6151-6154. [PMID: 37566233 PMCID: PMC10632213 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-023-11902-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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- Paul Theo Zebhauser
- Department of Neurology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität, Munich, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
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- IMPACT Team, Lyon Neuroscience Research Centre (CRNL), INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany.
- Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
- University Hospital of Old Age Psychiatry, University of Bern, 3008, Bern, Switzerland.
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Kanduri SR, Carbajal N, Velez JCQ. Fever and Confusion in an Elderly Man with AKI. Kidney360 2023; 4:1528-1529. [PMID: 37884001 PMCID: PMC10617795 DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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- Swetha R Kanduri
- Ochsner Clinical School/The University of Queensland, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Department of Nephrology, Ochsner Health, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Ochsner Clinical School/The University of Queensland, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Department of Nephrology, Ochsner Health, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Nagarur A, Pierce TT, Fenves AZ, Witkowski ER, Gold NB. Case 30-2023: A 50-Year-Old Woman with Confusion. N Engl J Med 2023; 389:1221-1230. [PMID: 37754288 DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc2300907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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- Amulya Nagarur
- From the Departments of Medicine (A.N., A.Z.F.), Radiology (T.T.P.), Surgery (E.R.W.), and Pediatrics (N.B.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (A.N., A.Z.F.), Radiology (T.T.P.), Surgery (E.R.W.), and Pediatrics (N.B.G.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Medicine (A.N., A.Z.F.), Radiology (T.T.P.), Surgery (E.R.W.), and Pediatrics (N.B.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (A.N., A.Z.F.), Radiology (T.T.P.), Surgery (E.R.W.), and Pediatrics (N.B.G.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Medicine (A.N., A.Z.F.), Radiology (T.T.P.), Surgery (E.R.W.), and Pediatrics (N.B.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (A.N., A.Z.F.), Radiology (T.T.P.), Surgery (E.R.W.), and Pediatrics (N.B.G.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Medicine (A.N., A.Z.F.), Radiology (T.T.P.), Surgery (E.R.W.), and Pediatrics (N.B.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (A.N., A.Z.F.), Radiology (T.T.P.), Surgery (E.R.W.), and Pediatrics (N.B.G.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Medicine (A.N., A.Z.F.), Radiology (T.T.P.), Surgery (E.R.W.), and Pediatrics (N.B.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (A.N., A.Z.F.), Radiology (T.T.P.), Surgery (E.R.W.), and Pediatrics (N.B.G.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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Trimboli M, Troisi L, Caricato A, Della Marca G, Pennisi MA. Acute confusional state in HaNDL syndrome. Neurol Sci 2023; 44:3017-3028. [PMID: 37010670 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-023-06788-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To assess epidemiological, clinical and neuroimaging features of acute confusional state in the Headache and Neurological Deficits with cerebrospinal fluid Lymphocytosis (HaNDL) syndrome. BACKGROUND HaNDL is an increasingly recognized syndrome in which migraine-like headache episodes accompanied by hemiparaesthesia and/or hemiparesis and/or dysphasia are associated to CSF lymphocytic pleocytosis. The International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3) includes HaNDL syndrome in group 7 "headache attributed to non-vascular intracranial disorder" code 7.3.5, and lists the HaNDL-associated signs/symptoms that may be found less frequently. Confusional state is not mentioned in the 7.3.5-ICHD-3 "notes" or "comments" section as part of the HaNDL neurological spectrum. Moreover, the acute confusional state pathogenesis in HaNDL syndrome remains still uncertain and debated. METHODS Here, we report a 32-year-old male who complained episodes of migraine-like headache and left hemiparaesthesia complicated by confusional state which led to discovering CSF lymphocytosis. Since other workup to determine the cause of his symptoms was otherwise negative, he was diagnosed as having HaNDL syndrome. We also ascertained and reviewed all available reports of HaNDL to assess the significance of confusional state in this syndrome. RESULTS The search yielded 159 HaNDL cases among single reports and small/large series. Out of 159 patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria for HaNDL according to the current ICHD at the time of diagnosis, 41 (25.7%) presented with acute confusional state. Among 41 HaNDL patients with confusional state, 16 (66.6%) out of 24 who underwent spinal tap had increased opening pressure. CONCLUSION We propose that a mention of acute confusional state may be included in the "comments" section of "7.3.5-syndrome of transient headache and neurological deficits with cerebrospinal fluid lymphocytosis (HaNDL)," when ICHD-3 diagnostic criteria will be updated. Moreover, we speculate that intracranial hypertension may play a role in the pathogenesis of the acute confusional state associated to HaNDL syndrome. Larger case series are needed to evaluate this hypothesis.
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- Michele Trimboli
- Institute of Neurology, AOU Mater Domini, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy.
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, IRCCS, A. Gemelli University Polyclinic Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, IRCCS, A. Gemelli University Polyclinic Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, IRCCS, A. Gemelli University Polyclinic Foundation, Rome, Italy
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Winnifrith T, Ibitoye R. Recurrent episodes of confusion, weakness, and unsteadiness. BMJ 2023; 381:1073. [PMID: 37290802 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.p1073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Venna N, Schaefer PW, Miloslavsky EM. Case 27-2022: A 32-Year-Old Man with Confusion, Headache, and Fever. N Engl J Med 2022; 387:925-933. [PMID: 36069875 DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc2201246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Nagagopal Venna
- From the Departments of Neurology (N.V.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Medicine (E.M.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Neurology (N.V.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Medicine (E.M.M.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Neurology (N.V.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Medicine (E.M.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Neurology (N.V.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Medicine (E.M.M.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Neurology (N.V.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Medicine (E.M.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Neurology (N.V.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Medicine (E.M.M.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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Gruden G, Bernardi S, Scandella M, Arietti F, Gargiulo G, Papa C, Beccuti G, Rizzone MG, Villari V, Cavallo Perin P, Durazzo M. A man with hyponatremia, confusion, and involuntary limb movements. Intern Emerg Med 2022; 17:823-827. [PMID: 34021469 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-021-02716-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Gabriella Gruden
- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health - A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Sheliza Halani
- Department of Medicine (Halani, Andany, Izenberg, Auguste), University of Toronto; Divisions of Infectious Diseases (Andany), and Neurology (Izenberg), and Nephrology (Auguste), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
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- Department of Medicine (Halani, Andany, Izenberg, Auguste), University of Toronto; Divisions of Infectious Diseases (Andany), and Neurology (Izenberg), and Nephrology (Auguste), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
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- Department of Medicine (Halani, Andany, Izenberg, Auguste), University of Toronto; Divisions of Infectious Diseases (Andany), and Neurology (Izenberg), and Nephrology (Auguste), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
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- Department of Medicine (Halani, Andany, Izenberg, Auguste), University of Toronto; Divisions of Infectious Diseases (Andany), and Neurology (Izenberg), and Nephrology (Auguste), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
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- Anne M Spanjaart
- From the Department of Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam and LYMMCARE (A.M.S., F.M.V., M.J.K.), the Department of Psychiatry (G.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience (M.C.B.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
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- From the Department of Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam and LYMMCARE (A.M.S., F.M.V., M.J.K.), the Department of Psychiatry (G.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience (M.C.B.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
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- From the Department of Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam and LYMMCARE (A.M.S., F.M.V., M.J.K.), the Department of Psychiatry (G.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience (M.C.B.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
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- From the Department of Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam and LYMMCARE (A.M.S., F.M.V., M.J.K.), the Department of Psychiatry (G.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience (M.C.B.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
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- From the Department of Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam and LYMMCARE (A.M.S., F.M.V., M.J.K.), the Department of Psychiatry (G.R.), and the Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience (M.C.B.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
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Bushunow V, Klein A, Follansbee W, Bonifacino E. Confusion and Representative Restraint: An Exercise in Clinical Reasoning. J Gen Intern Med 2022; 37:236-240. [PMID: 34755267 PMCID: PMC8738816 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07219-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Vasilii Bushunow
- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Ankomah P, Castillo AY, O'Neil JC, Andrews H. A 66-Year-Old Man with Fever and Confusion. NEJM Evid 2022; 1:EVIDmr2100037. [PMID: 38319160 DOI: 10.1056/evidmr2100037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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A 66-Year-Old Man with Fever and ConfusionA 66-year-old man with Parkinson's disease and hypertension presented to the ED with fever and confusion after returning to the U.S. from Cambodia. He was febrile with diaphoresis and rigors. What was the diagnosis?
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- Pierre Ankomah
- The Massachusetts General Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program
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- The Massachusetts General Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program
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- The Massachusetts General Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program
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- The Massachusetts General Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program
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Gesu E, Bellone P, Khouri Chalouhi K, Longhitano F, Risso A, Di Rita A, Mellace L. Another old man with fever and confusion. Intern Emerg Med 2021; 16:1641-1644. [PMID: 32440982 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-020-02349-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Elisa Gesu
- Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, Italy.
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- UOC. Radiologia, Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo, ASST Santi Paolo E Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- UOC. Neurochirurgia, Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo, ASST Santi Paolo E Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- UOC. Neurochirurgia, Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo, ASST Santi Paolo E Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- UOC. Neurochirurgia, Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo, ASST Santi Paolo E Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- UOC. Pronto Soccorso E Medicina D'Urgenza, Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo, ASST Santi Paolo E Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Robert H Goldstein
- From the Departments of Medicine (R.H.G., G.K.R.), Radiology (W.A.M.), and Pathology (B.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (R.H.G., G.K.R.), Radiology (W.A.M.), and Pathology (B.H.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Medicine (R.H.G., G.K.R.), Radiology (W.A.M.), and Pathology (B.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (R.H.G., G.K.R.), Radiology (W.A.M.), and Pathology (B.H.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Medicine (R.H.G., G.K.R.), Radiology (W.A.M.), and Pathology (B.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (R.H.G., G.K.R.), Radiology (W.A.M.), and Pathology (B.H.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Medicine (R.H.G., G.K.R.), Radiology (W.A.M.), and Pathology (B.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (R.H.G., G.K.R.), Radiology (W.A.M.), and Pathology (B.H.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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Kontos N, Parsons MW, Biffi A, González RG. Case 19-2021: A 54-Year-Old Man with Irritability, Confusion, and Odd Behaviors. N Engl J Med 2021; 384:2438-2445. [PMID: 34161710 DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc2100272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Nicholas Kontos
- From the Departments of Psychiatry (N.K., M.W.P.), Neurology (A.B.), and Radiology (R.G.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Psychiatry (N.K., M.W.P.), Neurology (A.B.), and Radiology (R.G.G.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Psychiatry (N.K., M.W.P.), Neurology (A.B.), and Radiology (R.G.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Psychiatry (N.K., M.W.P.), Neurology (A.B.), and Radiology (R.G.G.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Psychiatry (N.K., M.W.P.), Neurology (A.B.), and Radiology (R.G.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Psychiatry (N.K., M.W.P.), Neurology (A.B.), and Radiology (R.G.G.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Psychiatry (N.K., M.W.P.), Neurology (A.B.), and Radiology (R.G.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Psychiatry (N.K., M.W.P.), Neurology (A.B.), and Radiology (R.G.G.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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Parnasa E, Kupietzky A, Korem M, Daana M. Autoimmune Encephalitis Secondary to COVID-19 Infection. Isr Med Assoc J 2021; 23:335. [PMID: 34155842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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- Elchanan Parnasa
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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ABSTRACT Testing for time to reorientation (TRO) after electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been one of the most predictive measures for cognitive adverse effects of ECT. However, measuring TRO varies between clinical trials, and there is no standardized approach on its measurement between studies. The objective of this report is to systematically review the literature on the different ways of measuring TRO. This would be a first step to establish a consensus on a standard method for TRO. We performed a systematic literature review from 1968 to October 2019 for clinical trials with a sample size of more than 50 and published in English that describe measures of TRO. We searched both PubMed and Web of Science databases. The literature search generated 12 clinical trials, which met the inclusion criteria. Studies measured TRO using 3-, 5-, or 10-item questionnaires. Most studies measured full orientation as answering 4/5 questions. Other studies smaller than 50 required 14/14 items to be answered correctly. There was wide variation between studies on how often and when orientation questions were initiated. These factors have obvious implications to the results and interpretation of the ECT literature.There was no clear consensus on measuring TRO in a uniform fashion. Research and clinical care would benefit from a standardized approach to measuring TRO. Measuring TRO using a 4/5 method seems the most common and quickest way, whereas using a 14/14 method seems to be the most rigorous and sensitive to change in trials.
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- From the Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior
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BACKGROUND Growing evidence showed that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection may present with neurological manifestations. This review aimed to determine the neurological manifestations and complications in COVID-19. METHODS We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis that included cohort and case series/reports involving a population of patients confirmed with COVID-19 infection and their neurologic manifestations. We searched the following electronic databases until April 18, 2020: PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and World Health Organization database (PROSPERO registration number: CRD42020180658). RESULTS From 403 articles identified, 49 studies involving a total of 6,335 confirmed COVID-19 cases were included. The random-effects modeling analysis for each neurological symptom showed the following proportional point estimates with 95% confidence intervals: "headache" (0.12; 0.10-0.14; I2 = 77%), "dizziness" (0.08; 0.05-0.12; I2 = 82%), "headache and dizziness" (0.09; 0.06-0.13; I2 = 0%), "nausea" (0.07; 0.04-0.11; I2 = 79%), "vomiting" (0.05; 0.03-0.08; I2 = 74%), "nausea and vomiting" (0.06; 0.03-0.11; I2 = 83%), "confusion" (0.05; 0.02-0.14; I2 = 86%), and "myalgia" (0.21; 0.18-0.25; I2 = 85%). The most common neurological complication associated with COVID-19 infection was vascular disorders (n = 23); other associated conditions were encephalopathy (n = 3), encephalitis (n = 1), oculomotor nerve palsy (n = 1), isolated sudden-onset anosmia (n = 1), Guillain-Barré syndrome (n = 1), and Miller-Fisher syndrome (n = 2). Most patients with neurological complications survived (n = 14); a considerable number of patients died (n = 7); and the rest had unclear outcomes (n = 12). CONCLUSION This review revealed that neurologic involvement may manifest in COVID-19 infection. What has initially been thought of as a primarily respiratory illness has evolved into a wide-ranging multi-organ disease.
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- Maria Epifania V Collantes
- Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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Sastry R, Moldovan K, Niu T. Headache, Confusion, and Somnolence in a 27-Year-Old Woman. JAMA 2020; 324:2097-2098. [PMID: 33034624 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.10167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Rahul Sastry
- Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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Abenza-Abildúa MJ, Ramírez-Prieto MT, Moreno-Zabaleta R, Arenas-Valls N, Salvador-Maya MA, Algarra-Lucas C, Rojo Moreno-Arrones B, Sánchez-Cordón B, Ojeda-Ruíz de Luna J, Jimeno-Montero C, Navacerrada-Barrero FJ, Borrue-Fernández C, Malmierca-Corral E, Ruíz-Seco P, González-Ruano P, Palmí-Cortés I, Fernández-Travieso J, Mata-Álvarez de Santullano M, Almarcha-Menargues ML, Gutierrez-Gutierrez G, Palacios-Castaño JA, Alonso-Esteban R, Gonzalo-García N, Pérez-López C. Neurological complications in critical patients with COVID-19. Neurología (English Edition) 2020. [PMID: 32912745 PMCID: PMC7546232 DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2020.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Introduction We analysed the neurological complications of patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection who required intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Patients and methods We conducted a retrospective, observational, descriptive study of consecutive patients admitted to the ICU due to severe respiratory symptoms secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection between 1 April and 1 June 2020. Results We included 30 patients with neurological symptoms; 21 were men (72.40%), and mean age (standard deviation [SD]) was 57.41 years (11.61). The mean duration of ICU stay was 18.83 days (14.33). The neurological conditions recorded were acute confusional syndrome in 28 patients (93.33%), neuromuscular disease in 15 (50%), headache in 5 (16.66%), cerebrovascular disease in 4 (13.33%), and encephalopathies/encephalitis in 4 (13.33%). CSF analysis results were normal in 6 patients (20%). Brain MRI or head CT showed alterations in 20 patients (66.6%). EEG was performed in all patients (100%), with 8 (26.66%) showing abnormal findings. In 5 of the 15 patients with clinical myopathy, diagnosis was confirmed with electroneuromyography. We found a correlation between older age and duration of ICU stay (P = 0.002; 95% CI, 4.032–6.022; OR). Conclusions Severe COVID-19 mainly affects men, as observed in other series. Half of our patients presented acute myopathy, and almost all patients left the ICU with acute confusional syndrome, which fully resolved; no correlation was found with EEG or neuroimaging findings. Older age is associated with longer ICU stay.
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- M J Abenza-Abildúa
- Sección de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España.
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- Sección de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Neurorradiología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Hospitalización a Domicilio, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Rehabilitación, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Neurocirugía, Complejo Universitario La Paz-Cantoblanco-CarlosIII, Madrid, España
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Abenza-Abildúa MJ, Ramírez-Prieto MT, Moreno-Zabaleta R, Arenas-Valls N, Salvador-Maya MA, Algarra-Lucas C, Rojo Moreno-Arrones B, Sánchez-Cordón B, Ojeda-Ruíz de Luna J, Jimeno-Montero C, Navacerrada-Barrero FJ, Borrue-Fernández C, Malmierca-Corral E, Ruíz-Seco P, González-Ruano P, Palmí-Cortés I, Fernández-Travieso J, Mata-Álvarez de Santullano M, Almarcha-Menargues ML, Gutierrez-Gutierrez G, Palacios-Castaño JA, Alonso-Esteban R, Gonzalo-García N, Pérez-López C. [Neurological complications in critical patients with COVID-19]. Neurologia 2020; 35:621-627. [PMID: 38620654 PMCID: PMC7402100 DOI: 10.1016/j.nrl.2020.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Introduction We analysed the neurological complications of patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection who required intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Patients and methods We conducted a retrospective, observational, descriptive study of consecutive patients admitted to the ICU due to severe respiratory symptoms secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection between 1 April and 1 June 2020. Results We included 30 patients with neurological symptoms; 21 were men (72.40%), and mean age (standard deviation [SD]) was 57.41 years (11.61). The mean duration of ICU stay was 18.83 days (14.33). The neurological conditions recorded were acute confusional syndrome in 28 patients (93.33%), neuromuscular disease in 15 (50%), headache in 5 (16.66%), cerebrovascular disease in 4 (13.33%), and encephalopathies/encephalitis in 4 (13.33%). CSF analysis results were normal in 6 patients (20%). Brain MRI or head CT showed alterations in 20 patients (66.6%). EEG was performed in all patients (100%), with 8 (26.66%) showing abnormal findings. In 5 of the 15 patients with clinical myopathy, diagnosis was confirmed with electroneuromyography. We found a correlation between older age and duration of ICU stay (P = .002; 95% CI: 4.032-6.022; OR: 3,594). Conclusions Severe COVID-19 mainly affects men, as observed in other series. Half of our patients presented acute myopathy, and almost all patients left the ICU with acute confusional syndrome, which fully resolved; no correlation was found with EEG or neuroimaging findings. Older age is associated with longer ICU stay.
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- M J Abenza-Abildúa
- Sección de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Neurorradiología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Hospitalización a Domicilio, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Rehabilitación, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Neurocirugía, Complejo Universitario La Paz-Cantoblanco-Carlos III, Madrid, España
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Porta-Etessam J, Yus M, González García N, Valcarcel A, Barrado-Cuchillo J, Pérez-Somarriba J. Brain inflammatory thrombogenic vasculopathy related with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Neurología (English Edition) 2020. [PMID: 32917434 PMCID: PMC7832718 DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2020.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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- J Porta-Etessam
- Neurology Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
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- Radiology Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Shibani S Mukerji
- From the Departments of Neurology (S.S.M.), Medicine (K.L.A.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Pathology (J.A.B.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Neurology (S.S.M.), Medicine (K.L.A.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Pathology (J.A.B.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S.S.M.), Medicine (K.L.A.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Pathology (J.A.B.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Neurology (S.S.M.), Medicine (K.L.A.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Pathology (J.A.B.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S.S.M.), Medicine (K.L.A.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Pathology (J.A.B.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Neurology (S.S.M.), Medicine (K.L.A.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Pathology (J.A.B.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Neurology (S.S.M.), Medicine (K.L.A.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Pathology (J.A.B.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Neurology (S.S.M.), Medicine (K.L.A.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Pathology (J.A.B.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- Tyler J Schmidt
- Resident in Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, MN
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- Fellow in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, MN
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- Advisor to residents and Consultant in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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Birbara NS, Sammut C, Pather N. Virtual Reality in Anatomy: A Pilot Study Evaluating Different Delivery Modalities. Anat Sci Educ 2020; 13:445-457. [PMID: 31587471 DOI: 10.1002/ase.1921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Technologies such as virtual reality are used in higher education to develop virtual learning resources (VLRs). These VLRs can be delivered in multiple modalities, from truly immersive involving wearable devices to less immersive modalities such as desktop. However, research investigating perceptions of VLRs in anatomy has mainly focused on a single delivery modality and a limited-demographic participant cohort, warranting a comparison of different modalities and a consideration of different cohorts. This pilot study aimed to compare perceptions of highly immersive and less immersive VLR deliveries among anatomy students and tutors and evaluate the impact of prior university experience on students' perceptions of VLRs. A skull anatomy VLR was developed using the Unity® gaming platform and participants were voluntarily recruited to assess highly immersive stereoscopic and less immersive desktop deliveries of the VLR. A validated survey tool was used to gather perceptions of both deliveries. Most participants agreed that both VLR deliveries were interesting and engaging and provided an immersive experience. Anatomy students perceived the stereoscopic delivery to be significantly more useful for understanding (P = 0.013), while anatomy tutors perceived the desktop delivery as more useful. A degree of physical discomfort and disorientation was reported by some participants for both deliveries, although to a greater extent for the stereoscopic delivery. The stereoscopic delivery was also found to be more mentally taxing than desktop delivery. These results suggest that desktop VLR delivery may minimize the risk of discomfort and disorientation associated with more immersive modalities while still providing a valuable learning experience.
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- Nicolette S Birbara
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Artificial Intelligence Research Group, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Helms J, Kremer S, Merdji H, Clere-Jehl R, Schenck M, Kummerlen C, Collange O, Boulay C, Fafi-Kremer S, Ohana M, Anheim M, Meziani F. Neurologic Features in Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection. N Engl J Med 2020; 382:2268-2270. [PMID: 32294339 PMCID: PMC7179967 DOI: 10.1056/nejmc2008597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1788] [Impact Index Per Article: 447.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Julie Helms
- Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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van der Linden MC, van den Wijngaard IR, van der Linden S, van der Linden N. Night-time confusion in an elderly woman post-stroke. BMJ Case Rep 2020; 13:13/5/e230693. [PMID: 32444438 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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For patients with acute ischaemic stroke, faster recanalisation improves the chances of a disability-free life and a quick discharge from the hospital. Hospital discharge, certainly after suffering a major life-changing event such as a stroke, is a complex and vulnerable phase in the patient's journey. Elderly are particularly vulnerable to the stressors caused by hospitalisation. Recently hospitalised patients are not only recovering from their acute illness; they also experience a period of generalised risk for a range of adverse events. At the same time, elderly generally prefer living in their own homes and should be discharged from the hospital and return home as quickly as possible. Both premature and delayed discharge are potential threats to patient well-being. We present a 90-year-old patient who underwent successful thrombectomy but suffered from night-time confusion at the hospital and discuss the transition process from hospital to home.
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- Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Mario Kofler
- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
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Bangeranye C, Lim YS. How to Use Cognitively Diagnostic Assessments of Student Performance as a Method for Monitoring and Managing the Instructional Quality in Undergraduate Medical Education. Acad Med 2020; 95:145-150. [PMID: 31425191 DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000002954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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PURPOSE Course evaluations by students are a standard tool that U.S. universities use to monitor the quality of their product. Here, the authors examine an alternative method of monitoring instructional quality that differs from traditional approaches in that it does not rely on students' ratings. The authors sought to glean relevant diagnostic information about course effectiveness from in-class exams used to assess students' learning progress (i.e., cognitively diagnostic assessments that explicitly target instructional content). METHOD The authors used data from an end-of-course, cumulative exam given in 2015 and in 2016 to 200 first-year medical students. They mapped the exam questions to 4 attributes and analyzed the students' overall mastery of the content tested and the percentage of students mastering each attribute. RESULTS Analyses of the cognitively diagnostic assessment data revealed the percentage of the cohort who achieved/failed to achieve mastery of each of the attributes, discreet mastery profiles that distinguish among students with similar scores, and the percentage of the cohort within each of the 16 attribute mastery profiles. Analysis allowed the authors to evaluate how well the course content was delivered. CONCLUSIONS Cognitively diagnostic assessments enable in-class tests to appraise which skills specified in the curriculum have/have not been mastered by the students and how many students have mastered/failed to master which particular skills. Hence, if the learning goals have been well defined at the beginning of a course, then cognitively diagnostic assessments can show to what degree the instructional objectives have actually been accomplished.
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- Catherine Bangeranye
- C. Bangeranye is assistant professor, Department of Science Education, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2266-3206. Y.S. Lim is visiting assistant professor, School of Education, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0225-1527
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Eppinga H, Smook SP, Jiawan CR, Bosma I, van Zelst WH. [Acute neuropsychiatry: a confused patient and a puzzled doctor]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2019; 163:D4024. [PMID: 32073794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anti-NMDA-receptor-encephalitis is a progressive autoimmune disease with significant mortality if left untreated. CASE DESCRIPTION A 58-year-old man without previous psychiatric or neurologic history presented at the emergency department after brief loss of consciousness at work. Within a few hours, the patient developed acute neuropsychiatric symptoms, including altered levels of consciousness, aggression, incoherence, change in behaviour, and psychomotor agitation. Initially, additional blood, cerebrospinal fluid and EEG tests showed no abnormalities. Over the course of the following days, catatonia, orofacial dyskinesia and autonomic-function disorder developed, eventually with respiratory insufficiency, necessitating transfer to the intensive-care unit. At this stage, the EEG did show abnormalities, and cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed marginal pleocytosis. The patient was treated with intravenous methylprednisolone and immunoglobins. Anti-NMDA-receptor antibodies were present in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid. Screening for malignancy identified small-cell lung carcinoma, for which the patient was treated with cytostatic agents. CONCLUSION Acute neuropsychiatric symptoms in a middle-aged patient with no psychiatric medical history are suggestive of an underlying somatic cause. Timely recognition and treatment of anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis is essential to improve the prognosis.
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- Hester Eppinga
- Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Afd. Psychiatrie, Groningen
- Contactpersoon: H. Eppinga
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- Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Afd. Neurologie, Groningen
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- Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Afd. Psychiatrie, Groningen
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- Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Afd. Neurologie, Groningen
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Beauvais A, Tate J, Kluesner JK. You're the flight surgeon: hypoglycemia. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2019; 90(9):826-829.
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Ozawa M, Brennan PM, Zienius K, Kurian KM, Hollingworth W, Weller D, Grant R, Hamilton W, Ben-Shlomo Y. The usefulness of symptoms alone or combined for general practitioners in considering the diagnosis of a brain tumour: a case-control study using the clinical practice research database (CPRD) (2000-2014). BMJ Open 2019; 9:e029686. [PMID: 31471440 PMCID: PMC6720478 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the utility of different symptoms, alone or combined, presented to primary care for an adult brain tumour diagnosis. DESIGN AND SETTING Matched case-control study, using the data from Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2000-2014) from primary care consultations in the UK. METHOD All presentations within 6 months of the index diagnosis date (cases) or equivalent (controls) were coded into 32 symptom groups. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive values (PPVs) and positive likelihood ratios were calculated for symptoms and combinations of symptoms with headache and cognitive features. Diagnostic odds ratios were calculated using conditional logistic regression, adjusted for age group, sex and Charlson comorbidity. Stratified analyses were performed for age group, sex and whether the tumour was of primary or secondary origin. RESULTS We included 8,184 cases and 28,110 controls. Seizure had the highest PPV of 1.6% (95% CI 1.4% to 1.7%) followed by weakness 1.5% (1.3 to 1.7) and confusion 1.4% (1.3 to 1.5). Combining headache with other symptoms increased the PPV. For example, headache plus combined cognitive symptoms PPV 7.2% (6.0 to 8.6); plus weakness 4.4% (3.2 to 6.2), compared with headache alone PPV 0.1%. The diagnostic ORs were generally larger for patients <70 years; this was most marked for confusion, seizure and visual symptoms. CONCLUSION We found seizure, weakness and confusion had relatively higher predictive values than many other symptoms. Headache on its own was a weak predictor but this was enhanced when combined with other symptoms especially in younger patients. Clinicians need to actively search for other neurological symptoms such as cognitive problems.
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- Mio Ozawa
- Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- General Practice, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Primary Care Diagnostics, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Acute presentations for dementia, particularly dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), are rare and can pose diagnostic challenges.We present a case of a 75-year-old woman who was previously fit, well and independent in all activities of daily living. She had no history of psychiatric, cognitive or memory problems. She presented with 2 weeks of sudden onset confusion, paranoia, dizziness and reduced oral intake. Thorough investigations for causes of delirium including blood tests, cerebrospinal fluid analysis obtained via lumbar puncture, electroencephalography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging were within normal limits. Further neurological examination demonstrated she had subtle Parkinsonian signs (cogwheel rigidity, bradykinesia) and was hypersensitive to small doses of antipsychotic (haloperidol and risperidone). A positive dopamine transporter scan was done confirming a diagnosis of an acute presentation of DLB. She has been commenced on a cholinesterase inhibitor (rivastigmine) and is presently settled in care.
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- Stephen Chow
- Atrium Health, Carolinas Hospitalist Group, Charlotte, North Carolina
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- Atrium Health, Carolinas Hospitalist Group, Charlotte, North Carolina
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- Duke University Medical Center, Hospital Medicine Program, Durham, North Carolina
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- University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Lewkowicz R, Stróżak P, Bałaj B, Francuz P. Auditory Verbal Working Memory Load Effects on a Simulator-Induced Spatial Disorientation Event. Aerosp Med Hum Perform 2019; 90:531-539. [PMID: 31101138 DOI: 10.3357/amhp.5277.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION: Working memory is an essential executive function for flying an aircraft and its limitations may jeopardize flight safety. This function is particularly critical when pilots have to struggle with spatial disorientation (SD) cues. This research aimed to assess the combined effect of the auditory N-back task (NBT) and simulator-induced SD cues on pilots' flight performance.METHODS: Using an SD simulator, 39 male military pilots (control N = 20; age M = 31.6; SD = 8.22, experimental N = 19; age M = 26.9; SD = 8.67) were exposed to 12 flight sequences, where 6 contained an SD conflict-3 with vestibular illusions and 3 with visual illusions. Additionally, the pilots from the experimental group were asked to perform an auditory NBT involving sound stimuli (the sequential letter memory task) as they performed during oriented and disoriented flight conditions.RESULTS: Pilots' flight performance from the NBT group were significantly worse than the control group in the approach and landing profiles involving visual illusions (for both nonconflict and conflict flight), and in the profile involving the false horizon illusion (only for the conflict flight). No increase in a pilot's susceptibility to SD was observed with any other profiles.DISCUSSION: The current study provides support that pilots' cognitive workload can negatively impact flight performance. Pilots are not always aware of altered flight parameters, which may indicate that they have lost spatial orientation, mainly as a result of visual illusion. If problems occur in maintaining proper flight parameters, pilots should direct all available mental resources to regain their orientation and withdraw from any other parallel tasks.Lewkowicz R, Stróżak P, Bałaj B, Francuz P. Auditory verbal working memory load effects on a simulator-induced spatial disorientation event. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2019; 90(6):531-539.
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López Zúñiga MÁ, Andreo Jiménez FJ, Barrero Hernández FJ. When a stroke is not a stroke. Emergencias 2019; 30:136-137. [PMID: 29547242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Patel NM, Bronder J, Motta M, Morris N. Mystery Case: A 23-year-old man with headaches, confusion, and lower extremity weakness. Neurology 2019; 92:863-867. [PMID: 31036572 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000007405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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- Nikhil M Patel
- From the Section of Neurocritical Care, Program in Trauma, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
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- From the Section of Neurocritical Care, Program in Trauma, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
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- From the Section of Neurocritical Care, Program in Trauma, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
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- From the Section of Neurocritical Care, Program in Trauma, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
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Mehra NS, Ward RC, Issa M. 64-Year-Old Man With Subacute Altered Mental Status and Headache. Mayo Clin Proc 2019; 94:709-713. [PMID: 30770097 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Revised: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Nandini S Mehra
- Resident in Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, MN
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- Resident in Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, MN
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- Advisor to residents and Consultant in Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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Grafia I, Marco-Hernández J. Asterixis as an atypical expression of hypercalcemia. Med Clin (Barc) 2019; 152:121-122. [PMID: 29895421 DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2018.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Ignacio Grafia
- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
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Pappolla A, Sosa-Albacete F, Rugiero M, Christiansen S, Garcia-Rivello H, Miquelini A. [Hypothalamic intravascular B-cell lymphoma in an immunocompetent patient]. Rev Neurol 2019; 68:131-132. [PMID: 30687922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- A Pappolla
- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Adam D Jakes
- Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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Chen CYJ, Virk A. 57-Year-Old Woman With Fever and Confusion. Mayo Clin Proc 2019; 94:145-148. [PMID: 30503028 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Revised: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Chieh-Yu Joy Chen
- Resident in Internal Medicine, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, MN
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- Advisor to resident and Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Farooqui A, Ramzan MT, Pattinson J, Zaidi S. MR-Brain Causing Confusion. Acute Med 2019; 18:247. [PMID: 31912056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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An 82-year-old lady was found on the floor of her home, confused and surrounded by vomitus. She had a past medical history of type II diabetes, hypothyroidism, previous left total hip replacement, and previous hip fracture treated with right dynamic screw fixation. Prior to the current presentation she had been living alone, mobilizing independently with a walking stick and self-caring for her activities of daily living. She was last seen by her daughter on the previous day, and reported no concerning symptoms.
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- A Farooqui
- Department of Cardiology, Kettering General Hospital, UK
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- Department of Acute Medicine, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Department of Elderly Care Medicine, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Department of Acute Medicine, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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Rizvi I, Garg RK, Kumar N, Pandey S, Malhotra HS. Metronidazole-associated encephalopathy: a reversible condition. Intern Emerg Med 2018; 13:1323-1325. [PMID: 29959650 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-018-1904-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Imran Rizvi
- Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226003, India
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- Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226003, India.
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- Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226003, India
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- Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226003, India
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- Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226003, India
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Neilan TG, Price MC, Sanborn DY, Gainor JF, Chen A. Case 33-2018: A 57-Year-Old Man with Confusion, Fever, Malaise, and Weight Loss. N Engl J Med 2018; 379:1658-1669. [PMID: 30354952 DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc1802830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Tomas G Neilan
- From the Departments of Medicine (T.G.N., D.Y.S., J.F.G.), Radiology (M.C.P.), and Pathology (A.C.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (T.G.N., D.Y.S., J.F.G.), Radiology (M.C.P.), and Pathology (A.C.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Medicine (T.G.N., D.Y.S., J.F.G.), Radiology (M.C.P.), and Pathology (A.C.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (T.G.N., D.Y.S., J.F.G.), Radiology (M.C.P.), and Pathology (A.C.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Medicine (T.G.N., D.Y.S., J.F.G.), Radiology (M.C.P.), and Pathology (A.C.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (T.G.N., D.Y.S., J.F.G.), Radiology (M.C.P.), and Pathology (A.C.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Medicine (T.G.N., D.Y.S., J.F.G.), Radiology (M.C.P.), and Pathology (A.C.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (T.G.N., D.Y.S., J.F.G.), Radiology (M.C.P.), and Pathology (A.C.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Medicine (T.G.N., D.Y.S., J.F.G.), Radiology (M.C.P.), and Pathology (A.C.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (T.G.N., D.Y.S., J.F.G.), Radiology (M.C.P.), and Pathology (A.C.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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Zhang X, Pawar AS, Greene EL. 72-Year-Old Woman With Fatigue, Confusion, and Severe Acute Renal Failure. Mayo Clin Proc 2018; 93:1520-1524. [PMID: 30104042 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Revised: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Xin Zhang
- Resident in Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, MN
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- Resident in Nephrology, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, MN
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- Advisor to residents and Consultant in Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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