Mr. A, age 22 years, came to the campus health services with a chief complaint of bilateral lower-extremity weakness that began several days earlier. He explained that he had an upper respiratory ...

The patient is a 44-year-old, HIV seropositive man (last CD4 count of 18/mm 3) who presented with a 2-week history of lower extremity weakness. Approximately 2 weeks earlier, the patient began to ...

Hypertensive encephalopathy is a syndrome that occurs in patient's with elevated blood pressure. The clinical features are headache, seizures, visual disturbances, altered mental status and focal ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways Muscle strength grading helps evaluate muscle strength on a scale ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Survey data provided insight into the symptomatic burden of limb girdle muscular dystrophy, according to study ...

R1 calpain3-related is extremely rare, and its prenatal management is unclear. A primigravida in her late 30s with LGMD R1 calpain3-related was referred to our hospital during the first trimester.

Mr. A was admitted to the hospital and started on enoxaparin (Lovenox) 40 mg SC daily and dexamethasone (Decadron) 4 mg IV every six hours. He was started on vancomycin 1 mg IV every six hours until ...