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
- Case 19 Bleeding Brain
- Case 20 A Battery Issue
- Case 21 Symptoms Took Years to Develop
- Case 22 High-Frequency Improvement
- Case 23 Singling Out Dermatomes
- Case 24 Asthmatic Neurology
- Case 25 Neurological Consequences of Infection
- Case 26 When Speech and Swallow Fail
- Case 27 Recurrent Weakness
- Case 28 Increasing Golfing Handicap
- 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 25 - Neurological Consequences of Infection
from Section 3 - Weakness
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2023
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
- Case 19 Bleeding Brain
- Case 20 A Battery Issue
- Case 21 Symptoms Took Years to Develop
- Case 22 High-Frequency Improvement
- Case 23 Singling Out Dermatomes
- Case 24 Asthmatic Neurology
- Case 25 Neurological Consequences of Infection
- Case 26 When Speech and Swallow Fail
- Case 27 Recurrent Weakness
- Case 28 Increasing Golfing Handicap
- 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
One night, a 22-year-old left-handed electrician and driver had consumed excess alcohol. He started to vomit on the next day but had no diarrhoea. He had no flu-like symptoms. Four days later. he noticed numbness in his hands and feet. His symptoms progressed over the next few days. He had seen his GP and then an out-of-hours GP service. By day 9, he struggled to lift his arms and by day 13, he had difficulty climbing stairs. He was then admitted to hospital.
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- 55 Cases in NeurologyCase Histories and Patient Perspectives, pp. 167 - 176Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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