The effect of plasma exchange on serum levels of lacosamide: A case report.

Purpose: We describe the case of a 22-year-old male who developed thyroid storm necessitating therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE). The patient's past medical history was complicated by epilepsy, for which he took lacosamide. Little evidence was available to guide lacosamide dosing during TPE.

Clinical Characteristics, Imaging Findings, and Outcomes of Cerebral Air Embolism.

Background: Arterial cerebral air embolism (CAE) is an uncommon but potentially catastrophic event. Patients can present with focal neurologic deficits, seizures, or coma. They may be treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Malakoplakia of the face: a rare but important diagnosis.

Malakoplakia that presents in the head and neck is rare. We describe a case in a man who presented with a fungating mass in the periauricular skin that was thought to be a malignant tumour. Histopathological and microbiological investigations established a diagnosis of malakoplakia.