The Neurology ® Resident & Fellow Section (RFS) seeks mentors and mentees for Paired Peer Review Program—apply by March 14. Mentee applicants can apply here, while Mentor applicants can apply here. The Neurology ® Paired Peer Review Program pairs novice and senior peer reviewers to review two case report manuscripts under mentored guidance over a 6-month period. While initially developed for RFS editorial team members, the program was expanded to include residents and fellows outside the RFS. To learn

Evaluating patients with intracerebral hemorrhage is common practice in the field of stroke neurology but can be complicated and may require extensive evaluation in younger patients with no history of hypertension. In this case, a healthy 32-year-old …

Language plays an important role in ensuring gender inclusivity within neurology. Despite progress in language inclusivity, such as the emergence of explicit pronouns, more remains to be done. Historically, sex and gender have been used interchangeably, …

A 63-year-old man, with a history of melanoma and basal cell carcinoma, presented with progressive right-sided facial numbness, vertical diplopia, and headache. Brain MRI revealed leptomeningeal enhancement of multiple cranial nerves and an enhancing mass-…

Evaluating patients with neuropathy is common, especially in elderly patients with comorbidities. Neuropathy can often be a manifestation of systemic diseases, cancer, or drug-induced toxicity; thus, the differential diagnosis is challenging. The …

Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood (ANEC) is characterized by a rapidly progressive encephalopathy after a viral febrile illness, with multiple, symmetrical lesions in the brain including the thalami. Acute dengue fever is a known, but rare, …

Parry-Romberg syndrome (PRS) is an idiopathic disorder causing progressive hemifacial atrophy of skin and soft tissues, often with neurologic and ophthalmologic abnormalities. 1,2 Symptoms usually develop between 5-15 years old. 1,2 Common neurologic manifestations include ipsilateral headaches, facial pain, and seizures. 1 Differential diagnoses include scleroderma, Barraquer-Simons syndrome, and Rassmussen encephalitis. 1 Postulated theories for its etiology include autoimmune and inflammatory mechanisms