Book contents
- 55 Cases in Neurology
- 55 Cases in Neurology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Visual Disturbance
- Case 1 Weight Loss Effects on Vision and Limbs
- Case 2 Adult-Onset Visual Loss
- Case 3 A BEE of a Syndrome
- Case 4 Multiple Problems
- Case 5 Chasing Periorbital Nerves
- Case 6 High Pressure
- Case 7 Test Characteristic Limitations
- Case 8 Temporary Visual Failure
- Case 9 Chasing the Clot
- Section 2 Headache and Pain
- Section 3 Weakness
- Section 4 Behavioural and Language Changes
- Section 5 Confusion
- Section 6 Movement Disturbances
- Section 7 Acute Onset of Neurological Symptoms
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Case 9 - Chasing the Clot
from Section 1 - Visual Disturbance
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2023
- 55 Cases in Neurology
- 55 Cases in Neurology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Visual Disturbance
- Case 1 Weight Loss Effects on Vision and Limbs
- Case 2 Adult-Onset Visual Loss
- Case 3 A BEE of a Syndrome
- Case 4 Multiple Problems
- Case 5 Chasing Periorbital Nerves
- Case 6 High Pressure
- Case 7 Test Characteristic Limitations
- Case 8 Temporary Visual Failure
- Case 9 Chasing the Clot
- Section 2 Headache and Pain
- Section 3 Weakness
- Section 4 Behavioural and Language Changes
- Section 5 Confusion
- Section 6 Movement Disturbances
- Section 7 Acute Onset of Neurological Symptoms
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
A 44-year-old self-employed male driver had been to Alicante on holiday. There he had been SCUBA driving down to 30 m. One week after returning from holiday, he developed a moderately severe headache. On the following day, the headache was still present. He broke out in a sweat. He felt unwell and so left work. That evening, he had a loose stool and vomited once at home. The headache persisted and three days into the headache he noticed blurred vision from his left eye. He went to an optician who told him there was swelling behind his eyes and advised him to attend an emergency department.
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- 55 Cases in NeurologyCase Histories and Patient Perspectives, pp. 59 - 66Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023