Consider the following case: A 75-year-old woman with a history of chronic renal failure
is admitted to the hospital for shortness of breath. She is diagnosed with pneumonia
and started on ceftriaxone. Three days later, she is disoriented, speaking “ragtime,”
and has intermittent myoclonus. The on-call neurologist is asked to evaluate the patient
for the cause of her “altered mental status.”
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Publication history
Published online: January 16, 2019
Accepted:
December 5,
2018
Received:
December 4,
2018
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