Understanding the application of diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis helps prevent misdiagnosis

A Budhram - CMAJ, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
I would like to highlight several consider ations regarding application of the 2017 McDonald
criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS) in the case reported by Nasser and colleagues1 in CMAJ …

Pitfalls in the recognition and localization of brainstem signs

JA Fraser - CMAJ, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
I want to highlight a few observations about the case presented by Nasser and colleagues
regarding a man with left facial droop, ataxia and vertigo. 1 This patient's findings are …

RE: Is Classification of Race Relevant in Case Presentations

MD Seftel - 2024 - Can Med Assoc
In the opening sentence of this fascinating paper in the Practice Section, Nasser et al inform
us of this patient's" white" ethnicity. The independent contribution of race or ethnicity to the …

A 67-year old man with facial droop, ataxia and vertigo

Canadian Medical Association - 2020 - Can Med Assoc
The article “A 67-year old man with facial droop, ataxia and vertigo”(DOI: https://doi.
org/10.1503/cmaj. 190474; authors: Laila Nasser, Siobhan Deshauer, Kyla Caners and …

[CITATION][C] Misinterpreted upper eyelid finding

MJ Belliveau - 2023 - Can Med Assoc
The upper eyelid position is determined by a balance between opposing forces. The
retractors of the upper eyelid are the levator palpebrae superioris (innervated by the …

[CITATION][C] RE: A 67-year-old man with facial droop, ataxia and vertigo

LP Noel - 2023 - Can Med Assoc
The left head tilt may also be indicative of a right fourth nerve involvement. The fourth nerve
fibers decussating as they pass through the roof of the mesencephalon. Any mention of …

[CITATION][C] RE: Comments

L Nasser - 2020 - Can Med Assoc