Publications by authors named "Amy H Sim"

Wernicke encephalopathy is an acute neuropsychiatry syndrome resulting from thiamine deficiency associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We reported a case of a 25-year-old woman with a history of abdomen pain, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and sore throat who presented with acute neurological symptoms, including binocular diplopia, hearing loss, vision loss, and difficulty ambulating. Examination revealed bilateral vision loss with perception only to light, ophthalmoplegia, hearing loss, gait ataxia, and areflexia.

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Coccidioidomycosis is endemic in the southwestern United States, Central America, and South America. Coccidioidomycosis has a variety of clinical presentations. Coccoidal meningitis is a feared form of disseminated coccidioidomycosis with high mortality and mobility rates.

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