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Symptoms to Diagnosis

Confusion in a 22-year-old woman, and diagnostic uncertainty

Brian Elliott, MD, Christopher Newey, DO, MS, Katelynn Alcorn, MPH and Luke McCoy, MD
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2022, 89 (10) 589-595; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.20176
Brian Elliott
Department of Internal Medicine, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH; Department of Internal Medicine, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH; Department of Internal Medicine, Wright Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH
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Christopher Newey
Cerebrovascular Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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Katelynn Alcorn
Department of Internal Medicine, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
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Luke McCoy
Department of Internal Medicine, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH; Assistant Professor and Director of Medical Education, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
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vol. 89 no. 10 589-595
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.20176
PubMed 
36192021

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Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
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0891-1150
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1939-2869
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  • Published online October 3, 2022.

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  1. Brian Elliott, MD⇑
  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH; Department of Internal Medicine, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH; Department of Internal Medicine, Wright Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH
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    Brian Elliott, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, 128 E Apple Street, Weber CHE Building, Floor 2, Dayton, OH 45409; brian.elliott{at}wright.edu
  1. Christopher Newey, DO, MS
  1. Cerebrovascular Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
  1. Katelynn Alcorn, MPH
  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
  1. Luke McCoy, MD
  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH; Assistant Professor and Director of Medical Education, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
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