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Breathing Research and Therapeutics Center, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States.
We present a case report of a 42-year-old female with post-West Nile virus meningoencephalitis who exhibited unique, long-latency diaphragm potentials evoked by transcranial and cervical magnetic stimulation after exposure to acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH). The subject was recruited for a study investigating AIH effects on respiratory motor function in healthy individuals. She had contracted West Nile virus infection 5 years before assessment that resulted in hospitalization and persistent allodynia but was not reported to the research team.
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Background: Behcet disease (BD) is a rare small vessel vasculitis that commonly manifests as recurrent painful oral or genital ulcerations, uveitis, and skin lesions. Some patients with BD develop neurological symptoms termed neuro-Behcet's disease. In the emergency department setting, these symptoms can be mistaken for other common acute issues including stroke, infection, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, toxin ingestion, or psychiatric conditions.
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Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.
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Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Objectives: To assess characteristics and outcomes of children with suspected or confirmed infection requiring emergency transport and PICU admission and to explore the association between the 2024 Phoenix Sepsis Score (PSS) criteria and mortality.
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Pneumococcal meningitis is the most severe bacterial meningitis rarely complicated by acute myelitis. We report a case of a 54-year-old female who presented with pneumococcal meningoencephalitis. After eight days of hospitalization, the patient presented a sudden onset of bilateral lower leg weakness and bladder and bowel sphincter dysfunction.
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