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 23 - Singling Out Dermatomes
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
A 75-year-old woman developed a vesicular rash on the side of her neck, pinna and face. She had left neck pain in the week preceding the rash. Left facial weakness ensued (Figures 23.1A–2.31C). There was no alteration of her taste or hearing.
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- 55 Cases in NeurologyCase Histories and Patient Perspectives, pp. 147 - 154Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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