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- 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
- Section 6 Movement Disturbances
- Section 7 Acute Onset of Neurological Symptoms
- Case 46 A Neurological Miscarriage
- Case 47 Am I Repeating Myself?
- Case 48 A Raspberry Causing Trouble
- Case 49 Different Spells
- Case 50 Following the Eyes
- Case 51 Fuming Loss of Consciousness
- Case 52 From Skin to Brain
- Case 53 Self-Tolerance Failure
- Case 54 Not a Minor Problem
- Case 55 Seized
- Perspectives
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Case 54 - Not a Minor Problem
from Section 7 - Acute Onset of Neurological Symptoms
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
- Section 6 Movement Disturbances
- Section 7 Acute Onset of Neurological Symptoms
- Case 46 A Neurological Miscarriage
- Case 47 Am I Repeating Myself?
- Case 48 A Raspberry Causing Trouble
- Case 49 Different Spells
- Case 50 Following the Eyes
- Case 51 Fuming Loss of Consciousness
- Case 52 From Skin to Brain
- Case 53 Self-Tolerance Failure
- Case 54 Not a Minor Problem
- Case 55 Seized
- Perspectives
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
A 59-year-old man was driving to work at 08:20 hr when he noticed that he had difficulty manoeuvring the gearstick of a car with his left hand. When he arrived at work, he was unsteady walking towards a colleague. An ambulance was called and he arrived in his local hospital emergency department at 09:15 hr. A thrombolysis call was activated.
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- 55 Cases in NeurologyCase Histories and Patient Perspectives, pp. 365 - 372Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023