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Complete resolution of a solitary pontine abscess in a patient with dental caries
A solitary brainstem abscess is a rare fatal intracranial infection, which can be mistaken for an acute stroke complicated with a systemic infection. Dental caries without abscess formation can be a possible source of infection. Herein, we describe the case of a 59-year-old man with dental caries who presented with a 4-day history of progressive dizziness, double vision, gait ataxia, emesis, and left facial and body numbness. Fever, suboccipital headache, and difficulties in urinating and defecating were noted on admission. Acute brainstem infarction and suspected aspiration pneumonia were then diagnosed. Magnetic resonanc...
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - February 11, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ming-Hua Chen, Hung-Wen Kao, Chun-An Cheng Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research

S100B protein in children with carbon monoxide poisoning
S100B has been shown to increase in patients with cardiac arrest, stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and traumatic and hypoxic brain damage . In contrast to adult studies, we found that serum S100B protein levels did not increase in pediatric patients with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning . Patients with a positive history of CO exposure and elevated blood carboxyhemoglobin (>10%) levels associated with relevant clinical findings were diagnosed with CO poisoning. The most common complaints were headache (n = 27), dizziness (n = 27), nausea and vomiting (n = 28), syncope (n = 7), and convulsion (n = 2). In addition, we also cla...
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - August 12, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ahmet Zulfikar Akelma, Aydin Celik,, Osman Ozdemir, Fatma Kavak Akelma Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Central venous sinus thrombosis presenting with generalized tonic-clonic seizures in a patient with no known risk factors
We present a case of a previously healthy woman with a new onset seizure, whose only other complaint was weakness despite a normal neurological examination. Her head computed tomography (CT) showed an intraparenchymal hemorrhage of the left frontal lobe and signs of infarction of the right frontal lobe.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - October 9, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Patricia Khatib, Omar Mostafa, Erin L. Simon Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research

Factors associated with hospitalization for ischemic stroke and TIA following an emergency department headache visit
Misdiagnosis of cerebrovascular disease among Emergency Department (ED) patients with headache has been reported. We hypothesized that markers of substandard diagnostic processes would be associated with subsequently ischemic cerebrovascular events among patients discharged from the ED with a headache diagnosis even after adjusting for demographic variables and medical history.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - November 6, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ava L. Liberman, Jenny Lu, Cuiling Wang, Natalie T. Cheng, Khadean Moncrieffe, Richard B. Lipton Source Type: research

Case series: Hyperdense basilar artery identified on unenhanced head CT in three cases of pediatric basilar artery occlusion
Acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO) is an easily missed, potentially devastating type of ischemic stroke. Children with BAO can present with a range of clinical symptoms, from headache, dizziness, nausea and/or vomiting [1-3] to profound alterations of consciousness, including locked-in syndrome and coma [2]. Typically in children with BAO, only an unenhanced head Computed Tomography (CT) is initially performed. When an obvious finding is not identified, such as intracranial hemorrhage, the unenhanced CT is rarely carefully further scrutinized by emergency physicians.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - November 26, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jennifer K. Potter, Jonathan D. Clemente, Andrew W. Asimos Source Type: research