A 70-year-old man presented with progressive leg weakness. Examination revealed spastic paraplegia with bilateral triple flexion (Video) and loss of proprioception in the lower extremities. Upper extremity examination was normal. MRI showed a T7-T9 cystic lesion with cord compression. This case highlights the importance of the triple flexion response1 (hip flexion, knee flexion, foot/big toe…
In this episode of Neurology Video Journal Club (NVJC), Dr. Amanda Guidon, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Program Director, Partners Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship,…
The Neurology Resident & Fellow Editors are seeking applications from neurology residents to serve a three-year term on the Neurology Resident & Fellow Section Editorial…
Background and ObjectivesWhile immigrants to high-income countries have a lower risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) compared with host populations, it is unknown whether this lower…
Dr. Halley Alexander talks with Drs. Jacqueline French and Nora Jandhyala about investigating ED recognition of motor vs. non-motor seizures and its effect on the…
Background and ObjectiveFollowing the outbreak of viral infections from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus in 2019 (coronavirus disease 2019 [COVID-19]), reports emerged…
A 2-year-old girl with global developmental delay presented with generalized tonic-clonic seizures and dystonic posturing but without history of hypoxia, asphyxia, or jaundice. Brain MRI…
A 2-year-old girl presented with 2 weeks of seizures, left-sided chorea, ataxia, and behavioral/speech regression. MRI of the brain revealed cerebellitis (Figure 1) with negative…
A 17-year-old boy with typical neurodevelopment presented with 3 months of lower-limb weakness without a history of trauma. Physical examination, plain radiography and a T2-weighted…
Background and ObjectivesIn the United States, many child neurologists (CNs) and neurodevelopmental disability (NDD) specialists who read EEGs in clinical practice had no additional EEG…
Background and ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of silent brain infarction (SBI) and cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) in adults with atrial fibrillation (AF), coronary artery…
