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Chronic Headache Leading To The Diagnosis Of Empty Sella, Melissa Itidiare Locke, Rachel Burke
Chronic Headache Leading To The Diagnosis Of Empty Sella, Melissa Itidiare Locke, Rachel Burke
Rowan-Virtua Research Day
Headaches are one of the most common chief complaints presenting to the Emergency Department. The differential is broad. The workup is tailored to the patient’s history. Here we present the case of a young female who developed headaches over the past year. After numerous imaging studies of her brain, the most recent revealed an Empty Sella diagnosis.
Case Report: Glioblastoma Tumor Presenting With Mild Changes In Memory, Samuel Thalathoti, Nicholas Palladino, James Espinosa, Alan Lucerna
Case Report: Glioblastoma Tumor Presenting With Mild Changes In Memory, Samuel Thalathoti, Nicholas Palladino, James Espinosa, Alan Lucerna
Rowan-Virtua Research Day
We report a case of a 66-year-old female who presented to the ED with generalized headache and mild confusion, who was diagnosed with high-grade glial neoplasm. The differential diagnosis of headache is vast, but without red flags or symptoms is generally from a benign cause and easily treatable. However, even in the context of a normal neurologic physical exam, symptoms such as confusion, forgetfulness, and behavioral changes should merit imaging in the workup. Glioblastoma is the most common brain tumor, accounting for 47.7% of all cases, with an incidence of 3.21 per 100,000 population. Median age of diagnosis is 64 …
Case Report: Post-Partum Headache, Alaleh Ebrahimi
Case Report: Post-Partum Headache, Alaleh Ebrahimi
Rowan-Virtua Research Day
Cerebral venous sinus thromboses are rare and occur in 5 people/1,000,000, more commonly in women that are pregnant at about 202/100,000 deliveries with an 11.63% mortality rate. It is believed that pregnancy being a hypercoagulable state is one of the main reasons that it is more common in pregnant and post-partum women. Common symptoms include sudden onset headache, blurry vision, focal neuro deficits, seizures and altered mental status.