Book contents
- 55 Cases in Neurology
- 55 Cases in Neurology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Visual Disturbance
- Section 2 Headache and Pain
- Section 3 Weakness
- Section 4 Behavioural and Language Changes
- Section 5 Confusion
- Case 34 Clouding of Consciousness in Hospital
- Case 35 Leaky Effects of Rising Pressure
- Case 36 Smoking Encephalopathy
- Case 37 Losing Running Memories
- Section 6 Movement Disturbances
- Section 7 Acute Onset of Neurological Symptoms
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Case 35 - Leaky Effects of Rising Pressure
from Section 5 - Confusion
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
- Section 2 Headache and Pain
- Section 3 Weakness
- Section 4 Behavioural and Language Changes
- Section 5 Confusion
- Case 34 Clouding of Consciousness in Hospital
- Case 35 Leaky Effects of Rising Pressure
- Case 36 Smoking Encephalopathy
- Case 37 Losing Running Memories
- Section 6 Movement Disturbances
- Section 7 Acute Onset of Neurological Symptoms
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
A 47-year-old man developed an altered mental state and right limb weakness while in hospital. He had been admitted to hospital with a blood pressure of 250/140 mmHg. A stroke thrombolysis call was made when he became confused with right-sided weakness. A CT scan of the brain and a CT angiogram from the arch of the aorta to the circle of Willis were performed. He was not treated with intravenous thrombolysis as he was improving.
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- 55 Cases in NeurologyCase Histories and Patient Perspectives, pp. 243 - 248Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023