Neurology   

The patient has no known history of autoimmune disease.

In patients presenting with likely statin-induced myopathy versus statin-induced autoimmune necrotizing myopathy - how do you approach the decision re...

How do you counsel young adults with antibody-negative necrotizing myopathy on prognosis, risk of recurrence, and long-term monitoring/treatment?

For patients who present with elevated myoglobin in the setting of normal creatinine kinase and exercise intolerance, what work up process do you typi...

Is there role for IVIG? Would you alter the dose or time course of steroid therapy?

I teach my students/residents that they should hardly ever get routine X-rays in patients presenting with radicular symptoms. MRI far better for seein...

e.g. DITP from eptifibatide after a cardiac intervention

For medical oncologists, would you offer a PD-1/L1 inhibitor? For other subspecialties, how would you counsel the oncologist regarding the risk of usi...

Do you attempt to taper fully or maintain at a low dose?

Additionally, what is the current role for temporal artery ultrasound in workup for GCA?

Specifically, how do you treat the delayed headache, not the headache that develops during the infusion where pre-hydration and slowing down the rate ...

Is there a role for immunomodulatory therapy?

Thoughts on sarilumab vs methotrexate, or just treat with steroids alone

Small study in pediatric PACNS have evaluated this as a potential marker (Cellucci et al., PMID 22740622)

Specifically, do you reach for Rituximab or cyclophosphamide?

Given the slow recovery of nerve damage, what would you expect to see on a repeat EMG after treatment? Continued denervation or just sequelae of past ...