Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis (NMDARE) is an autoimmune disorder with a clinical presentation that overlaps with that of a myriad of neuropsychiatric conditions. Delays in diagnosis have been linked to long-term complications that affect a patient's quality of life. A 60-year-old female patient with a medical history of emphysema with chronic respiratory failure, hypertension, diabetes, morbid obesity, and hyperlipidemia presented to the hospital after she was found confused at home with limited verbal output, raising concerns for cerebrovascular events or toxic metabolic encephalitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWith the advent of new cancer treatments, immunotherapy has emerged as an increasingly promising strategy. Undoubtedly, it has pushed oncology into a new era and is providing patients with unprecedented results. As with many treatments, however, adverse effects lead to setbacks in progress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGeller syndrome is a rare disease and part of Mendelian forms of hypertension. This syndrome is caused by a mutation in the mineralocorticoid receptor with a resultant gain of function. It is characterized by hypertension and hypokalemia, which is exacerbated by the effect of progesterone and thereby presenting during pregnancy.
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