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  A Rare Case of Autoimmune Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Astrocytopathy

  Jonathan Doty and Jonathan Fellows

  Publication Date: 5-2022

  • Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy is a rare autoimmune inflammatory disorder typically manifesting as a meningoencephalomyelitis first identified in 20161 . • Awareness of the clinical manifestations and hallmark radiographic findings is important for appropriate diagnostic testing and treatment.

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  Inflammatory Myopathy and Myasthenia Gravis Overlap Syndrome

  Brandon Vieder, Nick Olen, William Boudouris, and Robert Pierce

  Publication Date: 5-2022

  • We present the case of a rare, complex process of overlap between Myasthenia Gravis and Inflammatory Myositis. • Less than 50 cases have been reported, and do not respond as readily to typical treatments

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  Isolated Bilateral Cerebellar Restriction Diffusion: An Atypical Presentation of Wernicke’s Encephalopathy

  Diana Zaituna and Angelique Manasseh

  Publication Date: 5-2022

  • Wernicke encephalopathy is a neurologic complication of thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency • Familiarity with clinical presentation and MRI findings are important for rapid diagnosis • Treatment is with emergent thiamine supplementation to prevent morbidity (i.e. Korsakoff syndrome) and mortality1 • We present a case of Wernicke’s encephalopathy with the rare MRI brain finding of isolated cerebellar diffusion restriction, which has only been seen in one other case report, per our extensive literature review