Importance Human papillomavirus (HPV)–positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma has an overall favorable prognosis, yet a subset of patients will experience devastating disease recurrence. Current surveillance standards for detection of recurrent disease are imperfect. There is growing interest in improving detection of…
Importance Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) mortality estimates have not been updated since 2009, and no study has assessed changes in influenza mortality after the 2009 pandemic. Updated burden estimates are needed to characterize long-term changes in the epidemiology of these viruses….
This case report describes an 18-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis type 1 and prior right brachial plexus neurofibroma resection who reported intermittent, unilateral facial flushing after exertion.
A 68-year-old man had right facial weakness with a droop, slurred speech, and eyelid ptosis that progressed over 5 years from right temple numbness and did not respond to gabapentin or steroids. What is your diagnosis?
This case report describes a 23-year-old male patient with tonic-clonic seizure and subsequent treatment with anthelmintic therapy.
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.
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.
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…
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…
This case report describes a patient in their 40s with a history of end-stage kidney disease secondary to hypertension and diabetes who presented with fatigue, cough, weakness, and dyspnea on exertion and was subsequently diagnosed with acute disseminated cryptococcal infection.
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