title: Neurologic presentation of a non-neurologic disorder.
abstract: Two elderly patients presented with neurologic changes that effectively masked a common, life-threatening condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Linzer
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous