Tagged ‘Neurology’

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West Nile Virus

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An overview of the leading cause of domestically acquired arboviral disease in the United States.
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome

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An overview of a rare but must-not-miss diagnosis in the ED: Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
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Posterior Circulation Stroke

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Diagnosis and management of this often missed, potentially devastating neurological disease.
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Akathisia

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An overview of akathisia: easily missed and easily exacerbated in the ED.
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Dexamethasone in Adults with Bacterial Meningitis

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Morbidity and mortality rates are high among adult patients with acute bacterial meningitis especially those with pneumococcal meningitis. Animal studies have shown that bacterial lysis occuring with antibiotic treatment leads to inflammation in the subarachnoid space and that treatment with dexamethasone,
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Bell’s Palsy

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An overview of Bell’s Palsy
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