Clinical Cases in Neurology

This book presents a selection of neurological clinical cases and tests the reader in order to allow them to gain clinical self-confidence in approaching the case, requesting tests (negotiating test with other specialties e.g. radiology) and also in referring to other specialties. The book examines a range of different clinical scenarios and neurological conditions from multiple sclerosis and degenerative disorders to epilepsy and headache. The book can serve as a teaching aid in a classroom setting, where teacher introduces the case ("telling the story", neurological examination) and the students then propose differential diagnoses and further tests. Teacher, when suitable, shows representative test result to students and expects students to interpret scan/test, eventually concluding the case, proposing further referrals and discussing prognosis Each chapter also contains visual aids in the form of Neuroexam, helping the reader gain a quick understanding of the case.

Aimed at trainee neurologists and any non-neurologists who might encounter neurological cases in the clinic, this book is useful for bedside teaching especially when there are not enough available patients on ward.

Auteur
Dr Dolezal was born in Prague Czech republic. He studied medicine at Charles University in Prague (MD degree). He obtained there also his postgraduate doctorate (PhD) in neuroscience with thesis title: Grey matter pathology in Multiples Sclerosis. His primary subspecialty is multiple sclerosis. He collaborated with and worked at Buffalo Neuroimaging analysis centre (USA). As a part of his training he volunteered as a GP in Zambia. Currently works as Neurology Consultant at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary (UK).

Contenu
Case 1 Anticoagulation and fall .- Case 2 Pain in the face .- Case 3 Dementia and something else.- Case 4 New symptoms and old illness.- Case 5 Young lady with severe arm pain .- Case 6 Remember bingo numbers!.- Case 7 60 year old female with new onset epilepsy .- Case 8 Tired and sleepy female.- Case 9 Disorientation, confusion I.- Case 10 Disorientation, confusion II.- Case 11 Sudden onset headache in young woman.- Case 12 First seizure.- Case 13 Elephant in the room vs. red herring.- Case 14 Gait disorder and falls.- Case 15 Tongue tied, addiction and unconsciousness .- Case 16 Right sided hemiparesis in young smoker.- Case 17 Young man with pins and needles.- Case 18 Painful and weak young man.- Case 19 Recurrent otitis media .- Case 20 Deafness and shoulder weakness.- Case 21 Young girl with the wrist drop .- Case 22 Paraesthesias in the left side of face and tongue.- Case 23 Balance/ gait problems .- Case 24 Man with numb legs and constipation .- Case 25 Man with dizziness.