Refuse Treatment for Dictator? MD/JD Weighs In; Stroke in 'Recovered' COVID Patient; Papule Prevention Possible?

Time to test those Dx skills [MEDPAGE TODAY]( On the Case Intriguing, curious, and mysterious case studies Saturday, January 16, 2021 Got an interesting case of your own? Send it over to editorial@medpagetoday.com for consideration! [What Caused Stroke in Patient Already 'Recovered' From COVID-19?]( A 48-year-old man presents to a medical center in New York City after suddenly developing numbness in his upper left arm, along with weakness, and impairment of positional sensation. He says that for the past 8 hours, he has had severe headaches on the right side of his skull in the back, for which he took ibuprofen. He is right-handed and a nonsmoker. [Solve Case]( How about another? [Papule Prevention Possible?]( A 22-year-old woman asked her primary care physician about a number of tiny smooth brown and black papules that had slowly developed across her cheeks over the past year. She wondered if they were the same thing that her mother and aunt had, although they both had a lot more. [Make the Diagnosis]( Ethics Consult [Refuse Treatment for Dictator? MD/JD Weighs In]( Last week, you voted on whether medical ethics allow you to deny a brutal dictator an experimental treatment. See the results and an expert's discussion. [Make the Call]( [A Property of Everyday Health group]( © 2021 MedPage Today, LLC. MedPage Today is among the federally registered trademarks of MedPage Today, LLC, and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission. You have received this email because you have registered to receive emails at www.medpagetoday.com, with the email address: {EMAIL} [Manage Email Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](lst=NL_Gen_Int_On_The_Case?xid=nl_mpt_Onthecase2021-01-16&eun=g1020308d0r) | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( Technical Questions: feedback@medpagetoday.com 345 Hudson Street 16th Floor New York, NY 10014