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Neurologist @MayoClinic with interests in #HospitalNeurology, #MedEd, #QI | @AANmember @Neurohosp | @IUMedSchool and @MayoNeuroRes alum | Tweets are my own.
Aug 30, 2022 21 tweets 4 min read
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A 40-year-old woman presents with acute onset vision and sensory changes.

Neurologic exam is notable for multifocal homonymous visual fields cuts, subtle left hemisensory neglect, and cognitive impairment beyond expected in such a young patient.

Her MRI Brain is below. Image 2/

Her fasting lipid panel, fasting glucose, intra and extracranial vessel imaging, and echocardiogram are largely unremarkable.

What should we do next?...
Aug 23, 2022 17 tweets 8 min read
#neurotwitter

Over the last few weeks we've completed our Summer Lecture Series @mayoneurores. See below for some highlights...

@jenm_t @EYemmCoon 2/

Dr. @ChiaChunChiang gave us a whirlwind tour of headache disorders, including strategies Dr. @daviddodick previously outlined to screen for sinister secondary headache syndromes... Image
Mar 17, 2022 18 tweets 6 min read
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Hello #NeuroTwitter

Ready for our next case?

A 40 year old woman presents with back pain and unsteady gait.
One week ago, she had a mild viral URI.
Over the coming days, she developed progressive lower extremity weakness and urinary retention. 2/
Neurologic exam:
▶️Flaccid paraparesis
▶️Numbness from the knees down
▶️Flexor plantar responses

MRI below: Image
Mar 3, 2022 13 tweets 6 min read
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Inspired by phenomenal #neurotwitter educators @caseyalbin, @zach_london, @LyellJ.. I figured it's finally time to join the #tweetorial game.

Let's begin with a case:

A patient presents to your clinic with new paraparesis and this imaging finding.

What do you do do next? 2/
▶️IV corticosteroids?
▶️IVIG?
▶️Plasma Exchange?
▶️...?