Fifty Neurological Cases from Mayo Clinic

List of Contributors xv Case 1: Forgets names but has a new appreciation for polka music with commentary by Bradley F. Boeve, MD 1(4) Case 2: Episodic psychosis, progressive ataxia, and spasticity with commentary by James H. Bower, MD 5(4) Case 3: Occipital pain with tongue deviation with commentary by Paul W. Brazis, MD 9(4) Case 4: Twenty years of daily seizures with commentary by Gregory D. Cascino, MD 13(4) Case 5: "Old polio," can't run, and can't swallow with commentary by Brian A. Crum, MD 17(4) Case 6: Drenching sweats, sleep talking, and weight loss with commentary by Keith A. Josephs, MD 21(4) Case 7: Eight years of pain, 1 year of itch with commentary by Paola Sandroni, MD 25(4) Case 8: "Spaghetti legs," numb feet, and constipation with commentary by Guillermo A. Suarez, MD, and William E. Krauss, MD 29(4) Case 9: Early satiety, syncope, and seizures with commentary by Steven Vernino, MD 33(4) Case 10: Intermittent diplopia and progressive ataxia with commentary by David W. Kimmel, MD 37(4) Case 11: Another case of intermittent diplopia and progressive ataxia with commentary by John H. Noseworthy, MD 41(4) Case 12: Urinary hesitancy, reduced ankle jerks, and up-going toes with commentary by Christopher J. Boes, MD 45(4) Case 13: Can't serve and can't shave with commentary by Ryan J. Uitti, MD 49(4) Case 14: A thousand headaches a year with commentary by David W. Dodick, MD 53(4) Case 15: An autistic toddler with commentary by Kenneth J. Mack, MD 57(4) Case 16: Sudden unilateral face and tongue weakness with commentary by Frank A. Rubino, MD 61(4) Case 17: Rapidly progressive dysarthria, aphasia, and amyotrophy with commentary by Richard J. Caselli, MD 65(4) Case 18: De novo status epilepticus with commentary by Joseph I. Sirven, MD, and Joseph F. Drazkowski, MD 69(4) Case 19: Ventilator-dependent after optic neuritis with commentary by Moses Rodriguez, MD 73(4) Case 20: Headaches, seizure, and mastoid bruit with commentary by Robert D. Brown, Jr., MD 77(4) Case 21: "I built a plywood barrier for our bed" with commentary by Michael H. Silber, MB, ChB 81(4) Case 22: Facial pain and finger clubbing with commentary by David J. Capobianco, MD, and William P. Cheshire, MD 85(4) Case 23: Thunderclap headache and paraplegia with commentary by Felco F.M. Wijdicks, MD 89(4) Case 24: Fluctuating footdrop with commentary by Jasper R. Daube, MD 93(4) Case 25: Drowsy with spastic dysarthria with commentary by Kelly D. Flemming, MD 97(4) Case 26: Focal paresthesias, can't whistle, and can't say "puh" with commentary by Peter J. Dyck, MD 101(4) Case 27: Progressive supine headache, diplopia, and ataxia with commentary by Brian A. Crum, MD 105(6) Case 28: Syncope, foot pain, nocturnal diarrhea, and cachexia with commentary by Christopher J. Klein, MD 111(4) Case 29: Childhood recurrent aseptic meningitis, arthropathy, deafness, and rash with commentary by Nancy L. Kuntz, MD 115(4) Case 30: Headache, anomia, oscillopsia, and behavioral change with commentary by George W. Petty, MD 119(4) Case 31: Progressive sensory ataxia despite preserved sensory potentials with commentary by Michael Sinnreich, MD and P. James B. Dyck, MD 123(4) Case 32: Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with mental retardation with commentary by Duygu Selcen, MD 127(4) Case 33: Progressive ataxia, with a twist with commentary by Neeraj Kumar, MD 131(6) Case 34: Progressive facial paralysis with preserved taste and ear wiggling with commentary by Raymond G. Auger, MD 137(4) Case 35: Lifelong refractory syncope, hypoglycemia, and small digits with commentary by William P. Cheshire, MD 141(4) Case 36: Dark skin, white fingernails, and swollen optic disks with commentary by Paul W. Brazis, MD 145(4) Case 37: Progressive ataxia with headache and focal signs with commentary by Irene Meissner, MD 149(4) Case 38: "When I watch television, I lose my sight" with commentary by Jerry W. Swanson, MD 153(4) Case 39: Familial tremor and dystonia with commentary by Charles H. Adler, MD, and Manfred D. Muenter, MD 157(6) Case 40: Familial hemiplegic headaches and sclerotic long bones with commentary by David F. Black, MD 163(4) Case 41: A weak infant with episodic apnea with commentary by Andrew G. Engel, MD 167(4) Case 42: A healthy child with unilateral visual loss with commentary by Deborah L. Renaud, MD 171(4) Case 43: Progressive limb-girdle weakness with dysarthria with commentary by E. Peter Bosch, MD 175(4) Case 44: Supine loss of consciousness, headache, and retinal hemorrhage with commentary by Bahram Mokri, MD 179(4) Case 45: Leg weakness, impotence, dry mouth, and preserved reflexes with commentary by C. Michel Harper, Jr., MD 183(4) Case 46: Progressive weakness, numbness, pain, and visual loss with commentary by Shelley A. Cross, MD 187(4) Case 47: Refractory "multiple sclerosis" with cough and radiculopathy with commentary by Claudia F. Lucchinetti, MD 191(6) Case 48: Positional vertigo with an ominous-appearing lesion with commentary by Joon H. Uhm, MD 197(4) Case 49: Painful scapular winging with commentary by Allen J. Aksamit, MD 201(4) Case 50: "I rely on my secretary" with commentary by Ronald C. Petersen, MD 205