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Papilledema From Intraventricular Neurocysticercosis

This case report describes a woman with neurocysticercosis manifesting as blurry vision, tinnitus, and multiple posterior fossa cysts requiring surgical drainage.

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The Importance of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health in Neurology

This Viewpoint explores the challenges and potential disparities of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trangender community in neurological care.

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Varicella-Zoster Virus and Clinically Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis

This study describes the presence and distribution of varicella-zoster virus in temporal arteries in patients with clinically suspected giant cell arteritis for which temporal artery biopsy results...

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Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in Multiple Sclerosis

This case report discusses a man with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis taking fingolimod who presented with throbbing bilateral, retro-orbital and temporal headache, photophobia, and lethargy.

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Cerebral Straight Sinus Thrombosis

This case report describes a man with confusion and somnolence who had massive infarcts with episodes of bleeding into the thalami and basal ganglia consistent with a filling defect extending...

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Varicella-Zoster Virus and Clinically Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis

This study describes the presence and distribution of varicella-zoster virus in temporal arteries in patients with clinically suspected giant cell arteritis for which temporal artery biopsy results...

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Cerebral Straight Sinus Thrombosis

This case report describes a man with confusion and somnolence who had massive infarcts with episodes of bleeding into the thalami and basal ganglia consistent with a filling defect extending...

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Cutaneous Cryptococcus in a Patient With Multiple Sclerosis

A 62-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis treated with fingolimod for 3 years presented to clinic with a tender nodule on the forehead that was diagnosed by a tissue culture as Cryptococcus...

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Enterovirus 71 Neurological Disease

This prospective study of 61 children with enterovirus-related neurological disease during a 2013 outbreak in Sydney, Australia, further characterizes enterovirus 71 disease and outcomes in children.

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Fulminant CNS Nocardiosis in a Patient Treated With Alemtuzumab

This case report describes a case of fulminant central nervous system nocardiosis at 5 months after initiation of alemtuzumab in a patient with multiple sclerosis.

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Challenges of Zika Virus and the Incidence of Guillain-Barré Syndrome

This Viewpoint discusses challenges that the US health care system could face if the incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome were to increase with the arrival of Zika.

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Worsening Stroke Symptoms in an 80-Year-Old Man

An 80-year-old man presented to the hospital with new-onset slurred speech and left-sided facial droop. Magnetic resonance imaging scans of the head were visually interpreted to show an acute infarct...

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Syphilis Screening in Neurology

This Editorial discusses the US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement on screening for syphilis infection in nonpregnant adults and adolescents.

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Enteroviral Postencephalitic Parkinsonism

This case report describes a woman with enteroviral postencephalitic parkinsonism with impaired presynaptic dopaminergic function.

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Zika Virus as an Emerging Global Pathogen

This review article discusses what is currently known about Zika virus, neuroimmunologic complications, and the impact on global human health.

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Enteroviral Postencephalitic Parkinsonism

This case report describes a woman with enteroviral postencephalitic parkinsonism with impaired presynaptic dopaminergic function.

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Syphilis Screening in Neurology

This Editorial discusses the US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement on screening for syphilis infection in nonpregnant adults and adolescents.

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Challenges of Zika Virus and the Incidence of Guillain-Barré Syndrome

This Viewpoint discusses challenges that the US health care system could face if the incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome were to increase with the arrival of Zika.

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Worsening Stroke Symptoms in an 80-Year-Old Man

An 80-year-old man presented to the hospital with new-onset slurred speech and left-sided facial droop. Magnetic resonance imaging scans of the head were visually interpreted to show an acute infarct...

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Encephalomyelitis Associated With Dengue Fever

This case report describes a man in his 20s who was admitted with a clinical demyelination syndrome and a recent diagnosis of dengue fever.

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