June 3, 2010
By Maura RZ Madou, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
When the New Jersey legislature approved a measure to legalize the use of marijuana for patients with chronic illnesses early this year, multiple sclerosis (MS) patient Charles Kwiatkowski, of Hazlet, N.J., rhetorically asked the…
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Posted in Class Act, Neuro
May 12, 2010
Jeffrey Mayne MD
Faculty peer reviewed
Dr. Okonkwo’s post this past summer to PrimeCuts summarized ongoing research in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia affecting 15 million individuals worldwide and more than 5 million in the United States. It…
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Posted in Diseases 2.0, Neuro
April 21, 2010
Jeffery Mayne MD
Faculty peer reviewed
Dr. Okonkwo’s post this past summer to PrimeCuts summarized ongoing research in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia affecting 15 million individuals worldwide and more than 5 million in the United States. It is…
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Posted in Neuro
January 23, 2010
The Proper Diagnosis and Treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Carly Oboudiyat
Faculty peer reviewed
You finally have the “dizzy” patient whose eyes actually beat torsionally upwards when you do that silly maneuver you have done countless times to no avail. Hallelujah, you…
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Posted in Neuro
December 26, 2008
Commentary by Regina Mysliwiec, NYU Medical Student
Faculty Peer Reviewed
G.L. is a 62 year-old African-American male with a six year history of Type 2 Diabetes with variable glucose control and a progressive one year history of burning pain in a unilateral…
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Posted in Class Act, Endocrine, Neuro
March 5, 2008
Diseases 2.0 – Bringing you the latest updates on disease pathophysiology and treatment
Commentary by Aaron Lord MD, PGY-1
A 39 year-old woman awakes one morning and notices that the left side of her face is droopy. While at work, she has…
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Posted in Diseases 2.0, Neuro
October 3, 2007
Commentary by Judith Brenner MD, Associate Program Director, NYU Internal Medicine Residency Program
Diabetic neuropathy is one of the most commonly encountered complications of diabetes mellitus. It is seen in up to 20% of diabetics. Patients typically present with neuropathic pain…
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Posted in Bedside Rounds, Endocrine, Neuro
August 21, 2007
Commentary by Jacqueline Friedman, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, Director, New York Region Veterans Administration Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence
Multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic disease of the central nervous system, is thought to be initiated by an inflammatory phase…
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Posted in Neuro
July 18, 2007
Welcome to Class Act, a new feature of Clinical Correlations. Class act will feature posts written by NYU 3rd and 4th year medical students. These posts will focus on evidenced based answers to clinical questions related to patients seen by…
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Posted in Class Act, Musculoskeletal, Neuro, Systems
May 30, 2007
Commentary by Dr. Daniel Labovitz, Director of the NYU Stroke Center
After an 8-year hiatus, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has at last published a fresh set of guidelines on the management of acute spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) [Stroke 2007:…
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Posted in Neuro
April 24, 2007
By: Alana Choy-Shan, MD PGY-3
Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) are known to be a harbinger of stroke, however it is difficult for physicians to estimate individual stroke risk. Previously, the two systems used to predict short-term risk of stroke after a…
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Posted in Journal Club, Neuro
April 20, 2007
Welcome to Quick Thinking. A case is presented in short sections to a faculty expert who will comment on their approach to the patient as the case unfolds. These posts will focus on determining the initial differential diagnoses and diagnostic workups of complicated patient…
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Posted in ID, Neuro, Pulmonary/Critical Care, Quick Thinking