64-Year-Old Man With Subacute Altered Mental Status and Headache

A 64-year-old man from Iowa with a medical history of sarcoidosis, managed with prednisone, 20 mg/d, for the past 5 months, presented to the emergency department with gradual-onset, progressive altered mental status and headaches of 1 month ’s duration. Previously, he was cognitively intact according to his daughter. He had become unable to perform normal daily tasks such as unlocking doors and holding normal conversations. Additionally, he reported a generalized, throbbing, constant headache associated with intermittent blurry visio n.
Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Residents ’ clinic Source Type: research