The symptoms: For two weeks prior to going to the doctor, the man had been feeling mild weakness in his left leg. There weren't any notable abnormalities in his medical history or neurological ...

What's the source of the unusual electrocardiogram (ECG) findings in a patient presenting with dizziness and limb weakness? That's the mystery posed in a recent case report. The diagnostic challenge ...

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 ...

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 ...

To accurately assess and diagnose this patient’s condition, the clinician needs to eliminate other possible causes of symptoms and rule out stroke. Unilateral leg numbness or weakness without arm ...

When symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), such as weakness and a loss of muscle mass, start in the limbs, doctors refer to the condition as limb onset ALS. ALS is a progressive condition ...

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 ...

The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society will offer a program on lower extremity weakness issues at PinnacleHealth’s Fredricksen Outpatient Center Monday, April 29.

This autoimmune disorder affects how well your nerves and muscles communicate, leading to a variety of symptoms. Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune condition that affects signaling between ...