In this video a patient with hemifacial spasm for over a decade is treated with the anticonvulsant, VIMPAT (lacosamide), and she experiences marked improvement in her symptoms. Even with a degree of anxiety induced by being in front of a camera, evidence of improvement in the patient's symptoms is demonstrated. The treatment of hemifacial spasm with VIMPAT has not been previously reported.
This video documents the therapeutic response of a patient with severe hemifacial spasm and bilateral blepharospasm to the anticonvulsant, VIMPAT (lacosamide). This therapeutic option for treating this condition has not been previously reported.
A patient treated with risperidone presents to the emergency department with an acute dystonic reaction. The acute management of the extrapyramidal effect of his medication with benadryl is demonstrated in this video.
In this video a young mother with a newly diagnosed brain tumor involving the left eye presented to the emergency department with severe left eye pain and headache. The patient provides a testimonial concerning the rapid pain relief that occurred following treatment with bilateral cervical injections with bupivacaine.
We interview an 82 year old female who lost her right eye to squamous cell cancer and presented to the ER because of unrelenting pain. Her pain was relieved successfuly with a cervical injection. She is the first of two patients with cancer involving the eye who presented to the ER on the same day and responded nicely to the cervical injections.
This patient taking lisinopril for hypertension developed severe angioedema and was transferred from an outside emergency department for our management. He was subsequently intubated because of associated epiglottis swelling and airway compromise.
This is the 2nd video discussing the use of Dermabond for ear foreign bodies. In this video a successful technique for removing a popcorn kernel is described.
This video demonstrates a seizure in a six day old infant. The cause of the seizure is unknown at the time of the video being uploaded. The seizure appears to be focal tonic class of neonatal seizure. We thank the parents of this infant for willingly allowing the video to be used for teaching others how to recognize neonatal seizures.
![Medical \"Super Glue\" for Ear Foreign Bodies II](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ugLMlIVeTPk/2.jpg "Medical \\"Super Glue\\" for Ear Foreign Bodies II")
