Neurology
Reviews
Office approach to small fiber neuropathy
A practical approach for identifying an underlying cause is to first screen for common ones.
From the Editor
Small fibers, large impact
The wide interest in small fiber neuropathy may reflect our current apparent epidemic of chronic pain.
The Clinical Picture
When stroke runs in the family
CADASIL—Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy—is due to a mutation in NOTCH3.
Letters To The Editor
Postsurgical hypoparathyroidism is not primary hypoparathyroidism
Postsurgical hypothyroidism is the most common cause of acquired or secondary hypoparathyroidism; hypomagnesemia is common in patients with type 2...
Letters To The Editor
In reply: Postsurgical hypoparathyroidism is not primary hypoparathyroidism
The definition of primary vs secondary hypoparathyroidism varies among investigators. Further, our patient presented with severe hypomagnesemia...
The Clinical Picture
Brain abscesses in a 60-year-old man
The lesions were not from compromised immunity, but from septic hematogenous spread of an odontogenic infection.
The Clinical Picture
Osmotic demyelination syndrome due to hyperosmolar hyperglycemia
Rapid correction of chronic hyponatremia can trigger this rare but life-threatening disorder.
1-Minute Consult
What inpatient treatments do we have for acute intractable migraine?
Options: volume repletion, antiemetics, antiepileptics, NSAIDs, corticosteroids, and magnesium sulfate. Avoid opioids.
The Clinical Picture
Central nervous system lymphoma mimicking Bell palsy
Failure of presumed Bell palsy to improve should prompt an evaluation for an underlying condition.
Editorial
Is a detailed neurologic physical examination always necessary?
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