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Case studies in stroke : common and uncommon presentations / Michael G. Hennerici [and others].

Author
Hennerici, M. (Michael)
Published
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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1 online resource (xvii, 272 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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Contents
List of contributors -- List of abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- pt. 1. Common cases of stroke -- Case 1 : Dysarthria and clumsy hand syndrome -- Case 2: Sudden numbness of the right extremities -- Case 3 : A 52-year-old woman with sudden hemiparesis -- Case 4 : Sudden difficulty reading the left side of the morning paper -- Case 5 : An 85-year-old man with difficulty expressing himself on the telephone -- Case 6 : Transient loss of vision -- Case 7 : Massive intracerebral hemorrhage -- Case 8 : Tinnitus during cycling in an orthopedic surgeon -- Case 9 : Headache after an exhausting tennis match -- Case 10 : Anticoagulation-associated hemorrhage -- Case 11 : Worst headache of his life -- Case 12 : Drooping eyelid and gait problems -- pt. 2. Uncommon cases of stroke -- Case 13 : Similar infarction -- different outcome : the importance of the brain network -- Case 14 : An 80-year-old woman with sudden paresis and normal motor latencies -- Case 15 : Lower limb weakness after surgery -- Case 16 : A young engineer with suspected MS., Case 57 : Malignant MCA infarction -- Case 58 : Stroke in Recklinghausen's disease -- Case 59 : Painful double vision and a "hissing" sound -- Case 60 : Spontaneous resolution of PWI/DWI mismatch -- Index., Case 37 : Progressive headache, tinnitus, and nausea -- Case 38 : Small problem with severe consequences -- Case 39 : Dizzy spells and double vision -- Case 40 : Bad disease with good outcome -- Case 41 : Livid skin and stroke -- Case 42 : Stroke mimicking vestibular neuronitis -- Case 43 : Scuba diver with decompression sickness -- Case 44 : Memory loss after gastroinestinal endoscopy -- Case 45 : Aphasia and severe headache -- Case 46 : Progressive neurological decline and fever -- Case 47 : Lady who did not want to get up in the morning -- Case 48 : Vermont farmer with many spells of rotating and whirling objects -- Case 49 : Woman with right arm discomfort and sudden blindness -- Case 50 : A 22-year-old woman with sudden right limb weakness and a mixed aphasia -- Case 51 : 10-year follow-up of a woman with bilateral MCA disease -- Case 52 : Dysarthria reoccurring after 2 years -- Case 53 : 54-year-man with AVM -- Case 54 : Alternating transient numbness -- Case 55 : Typical intracerebral hemorrhage -- or not? -- Case 56 : The butcher and his wife., and Case 17 : Vertigo after lifting a heavy suitcase -- Case 18 : A 79-year-old man with a typical MCA-stroke? -- Case 19 : A man with slowly progressive weakness of the left hand -- Case 20 : Sudden weakness after holidays in Kenya -- Case 21 : Recurrent spells of right-sided weakness -- Case 22 : An uncommon cause of CVT -- Case 23 : "My arm no longer belongs to me ..." -- Case 24 : Coma of unknown onset in an old lady -- Case 25 : Spreading sensation of the left arm and face -- Case 26 : From dysarthria to locked-in syndrome -- Case 27 : The woman who could not smile on command -- Case 28 : Severe headache and facial palsy -- Case 29 : Isolated difficulty, writing and grasping -- Case 30 : Young mother found comatose on the bathroom floor -- Case 31 : Progressive mental decline and fever -- Case 32 : Aphasia after laparoscopic cholecystectomy -- Case 33 : Risks of carotid surgery in longstanding asymptomatic disease -- Case 34 : Recurrent weakness after major car accident -- Case 35 : Stroke at awakening -- Case 36 : Cognitive impairment and seizures.
Summary
Neurologists learn from their patients, and this selection of 60 stroke cases will inform and challenge clinicians at all stages in their careers. Including both common and unusual cases, the aim is to reinforce diagnostic skills through careful analysis of individual presenting patterns, and to guide treatment decisions. Each case consists of a clinical history, examination findings and special investigations, usually involving imaging before a diagnosis is given. There then follows for each case a discussion of the clinical issues raised by the case, in which the main teaching points are emphasized. Selected references, frequently including the first description, are provided at the conclusion of each case. Drawing on the expertise of leading teachers and practitioners, and liberally illustrated, these case studies and the discussions that accompany them are an essential guide to learning the complexity of stroke diagnosis.
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ISBN
9780511544972 (ebook)
9780521673679 (paperback)
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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