Histologic Anatomy of Neurocysticercosis
This case report describes a 23-year-old male patient with tonic-clonic seizure and subsequent treatment with anthelmintic therapy.
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Intraspinal Bone Fragments Resorption in Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture
This case report describes a man in his 30s transported to a surgical ward with a 7-hour history of unintentional fall from over 20 m.
Spontaneous AICA Dissection Presenting With Isolated Audiovestibular Loss
This case report describes a man in his 40s with spontaneous anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) dissection after presenting with right-sided sensorineural hearing loss.
Epilepsy in a Patient With Brain Herniation Into the Arachnoid Granulation
This case report describes epilepsy in a 50-year-old patient with brain herniation into the arachnoid granulation.
Alternate Hemibody Hyperkinetic and Hypokinetic Movement Disorders Due to Strategic Lesions in Cerebral Toxoplasmosis
This case report describes a women with a background of HIV presenting with complex involuntary movements with markedly different phenomenology on the right and left side of her body.
A New Framework for Dementia Nomenclature
Importance Nomenclature in the field of neurodegenerative diseases presents a challenging problem. Inconsistent use of terms such as Alzheimer disease and dementia has compromised progress in clinical care, research, and development of therapeutics. Dementia-associated stigma further contributes to inconsistent and imprecise language. The result is…
Harmonizing Definitions for Progression Independent of Relapse Activity in Multiple Sclerosis – A Systematic Review
Importance Emerging evidence suggests that progression independent of relapse activity (PIRA) is a substantial contributor to long-term disability accumulation in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). To date, there is no uniform agreed-upon definition of PIRA, limiting the comparability of published studies. Objective To…
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Child With Renovascular Hypertension
A 6-year-old child presented with headache for 1 month and seizures followed by altered consciousness for 1 day. He had new-onset daily occipital headache for 1 month of mild to moderate severity and pulsating character. What is your diagnosis?
Assessing the Clinical Utility of Liquid Biopsies Across 5 Potential Indications From Therapy Selection to Population Screening – A Review
Importance There has been great enthusiasm for the emerging technology of molecular-based tests to detect and quantify tumor DNA circulating in the bloodstream, colloquially known as a liquid biopsy. However, less attention has been given to how their clinical utility depends…
Testing Whether Cancer Screening Saves Lives – Implications for Randomized Clinical Trials of Multicancer Screening
Importance Cancer screening is often promoted as a means to save lives. The question of whether cancer screening truly saves lives is becoming increasingly relevant given the growing enthusiasm for multicancer detection blood tests (ie, liquid biopsies). It is possible in…
