Lipomas, one of the most common benign tumors, rarely occur in the anterior neck, often misdiagnosed as thyroid masses. This case highlights the diagnostic challenge posed by such lesions. A 58-year-old male presented with a painless slowly progressive anterior neck swelling initially mistaken for a thyroid mass.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJNMA J Nepal Med Assoc
November 2022
Unlabelled: Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis is a form of autoimmune encephalitis with acute or subacute neuropsychiatric symptoms. Despite this fact, due to a couple of factors, this condition remains insufficiently acknowledged and is an under-recognised clinical scenario. We describe a case of a patient presenting with fever, headache and altered sensorium along with a history of disorientation, episodes of abnormal body movements and loss of consciousness in the later phase.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDural Venous Sinus Thrombosis is the formation of blood clot within the cerebral sinus. It is very rare case with varying clinical presentation. It has non-specific signs and symptoms ranging from headache, papilledema, seizures, focal neurological deficits and mental state changes which is caused by genetic and acquired prothrombotic states, infections, inflammatory disease and trauma.
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