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First Admission
A 52-year-old right-handed woman was admitted to the neurologic clinic because of ataxia and fatigue.
The patient had been well until four months earlier, when she had had a "sinus infection" characterized by green nasal discharge. Radiographs of the paranasal sinuses were reported to be unremarkable. At about the same time, while she was performing aerobic exercises, there was a sudden sensation of "tilting," without diplopia; on walking shortly thereafter, she felt that she was veering to the left. She had an accompanying band of pain around the top of her head.
These symptoms persisted, and one week later she
Subsequent Evaluation
Second Admission
Differential Diagnosis
Clinical Diagnosis
Dr. Lloyd M. Alderson's Diagnosis
Pathological Discussion
Anatomical Diagnosis
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