Titles
All titles Clinical Sense Prognosis: Your Diagnosis Explain Medicine QBank PrepperLibrary
Core specialties Subspecialties Organ systems Cutting edge innovationsAbout Clinical Odyssey
Why trust us Pricing Subscribe For organizationsEditorial
Authors Peer reviewersMedical Joyworks, LLC
About Jobs ContactLast updated on:
June 16th, 2022Hi there!
You’re looking at an interactive case study from Prognosis: Your Diagnosis (one of four distinct learning formats available in Clinical Odyssey). Try it out, and have fun improving your clinical skills.
1
View details
A 10-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department about 30 minutes after waking up and discovering that she had completely lost vision in both eyes. Her vision was normal when she went to sleep around 10 hours ago. She is conscious and rational at presentation, but then abruptly develops a tonic-clonic seizure that lasts for about 2 minutes and terminates spontaneously. This is her first such episode. She has had a generalized severe headache for 1 day and low-grade fever for 4 days. These were treated with over-the-counter acetaminophen (paracetamol), at an age-appropriate dose. Her parents did not seek medical attention. Her medical, surgical, family, and birth histories are unremarkable. She is not on any routine medications. There is no history of allergies. A complete blood count and liver profile are within normal parameters.