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A case from the library

Sudden loss of speech in a 7-year-old boy

NeurologyMedium

Mateo Alvarez

7 years · Male

Vitals

Heart rate
104 bpm
Blood pressure
106/66 mmHg
Resp. rate
20 /min
SpO₂
99%
Temperature
100.2 °F

How hard it is

A real-world presentation with one or two atypical features. You'll need targeted questions and the right test to narrow the differential.

The diagnosis is not shown here. Finding it is the case.

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Source

Adapted from a case report published in Radiology Case Reports, under the CC BY 4.0 license. The patient's name and some details are invented; the clinical picture follows the report. The report names the diagnosis.