Background: Emergency department (ED) visits for altered mental status (AMS) in children
are common. Neuroimaging is often performed to ascertain etiology, but its utility has not …

Syncope and presyncope lead to well over one million emergency room visits in the United
States each year. Elucidating the cause of syncope or presyncope, which are grouped …

Diagnostic Yield of Combined Lumbar Puncture and Brain MRI i... : Critical Care Explorations
Diagnostic Yield of Combined Lumbar Puncture and Brain MRI in Critically Ill Patients With …

Objective: The decision of vancomycin dosage for central nervous system (CNS) infections
is still a challenge because its bactericidal nature in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has not been …

We conducted a systematic review of the current status of machine learning (ML) algorithms'
ability to identify multiple brain diseases, and we evaluated their applicability for improving …

This article describes a teenager who developed anisocoria with no obvious neurologic
deficits or decline after a motor vehicle accident. The condition resolved over several hours …

Hemodialysis is a medical procedure to correct electrolyte imbalance and remove fluids and
waste products from the blood of patients with end-stage renal disease. Dialysis patients are …

Altered mental status (AMS) is one of the most common indications for brain imaging of both
emergency room and hospitalized patients. AMS is a broad term, and can imply either …

Objective There are currently no guidelines for when to use intravenous contrast with head
computed tomography (CT) when there is suspected acute intracranial infection. The …

A 13-year-old female patient was admitted for acute psychotic symptoms after two months of
non-periodic mild fever and progressive behavioral changes. Hallucinations, delirium …