Venables / Bates / Cartlidge Case Presentations in Neurology

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-4130-5
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 252 Seiten

Case Presentations in Neurology presents a selection of case histories demonstrating how patients with often quite simple problems may present and to bring out aspects of their diagnosis and management. All the patients presented to the Department of Neurology including those with more obscure diagnoses. The book consists of 12 exercises, each of six cases broadly corresponding to the style of the MRCP (UK) written case history papers. Each case is set out with the history and physical findings given first. There follows either a series of questions or true/false statements on one side of the page which the reader should attempt before continuing on to the answer section on the other side. There then follows a short discussion about each case and a single reference. This book is intended for those doctors studying for higher professional qualifications such as the MRCP, although it may be of interest and use to medical students approaching their final examinations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Venables, G. S.

Bates, D.

Cartlidge, N. E. F.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Case Presentations in Neurology;4
3;Copyright Page ;5
4;Preface;6
5;Abbreviations;8
6;Chapter 1. Exercise 1;10
6.1;Case 1.1 An impotent man;10
6.2;Case 1.2 An evolving paraparesis;12
6.3;Case 1.3 Sudden blindness with headache;18
6.4;Case 1.4 Multiple seizures;20
6.5;Case 1.5 A forgetful man;24
6.6;Case 1.6 An infected tooth;28
7;Chapter 2. Exercise 2;32
7.1;Case 2.1 Dizzy spells;32
7.2;Case 2.2 Unexplained coma;34
7.3;Case 2.3 A painful arm;36
7.4;Case 2.4 Confusion and focal seizures;40
7.5;Case 2.5 Numb legs on exercise;46
7.6;Case 2.6 A complicated head injury;50
8;Chapter 3. Exercise 3;56
8.1;Case 3.1 A weak arm after a fight;56
8.2;Case 3.2 Muscle pain on exercise;62
8.3;Case 3.3 A case of involuntary movements;64
8.4;Case 3.4 Weak legs with incontinence;66
8.5;Case 3.5 'Febrile' convulsions;70
8.6;Case 3.6 Declining abilities in middle age;76
9;Chapter 4. Exercise 4;80
9.1;Case 4.1 'Complicated migraine';80
9.2;Case 4.2 Funny turns;82
9.3;Case 4.3 Backache and pain in the leg;84
9.4;Case 4.4 Positional dizziness;86
9.5;Case 4.5 A runny nose;90
9.6;Case 4.6 Weakness in cold weather;92
10;Chapter 5. Exercise 5;96
10.1;Case 5.1 Headache;96
10.2;Case 5.2 A clumsy child;98
10.3;Case 5.3 Sudden generalized weakness;100
10.4;Case 5.4 Tingling fingers and toes;104
10.5;Case 5.5 Dizziness after going to a discothèque;108
10.6;Case 5.6 False localizing signs?;112
11;Chapter 6. Exercise 6;116
11.1;Case 6.1 What am I doing here?;116
11.2;Case 6.2 Repeated attacks of pain in the eye;118
11.3;Case 6.3 A wet bed;120
11.4;Case 6.4 A painful hand;122
11.5;Case 6.5 Blank spells;126
11.6;Case 6.6 Recent memory loss;130
12;Chapter 7. Exercise 7;134
12.1;Case 7.1 Neurological complications of systemic disease;134
12.2;Case 7.2 Abnormal behaviour;140
12.3;Case 7.3 Deteriorating school work;142
12.4;Case 7.4 Acute dizziness;144
12.5;Case 7.5 Painful blindness;148
12.6;Case 7.6 Sudden falls;154
13;Chapter 8. Exercise 8;156
13.1;Case 8.1 A painful shaking limb;156
13.2;Case 8.2 Pain in the chest;162
13.3;Case 8.3 A slater with a headache;164
13.4;Case 8.4 Headache and a weak arm;168
13.5;Case 8.5 A painful eye;170
13.6;Case 8.6 Weakness and a rash;172
14;Chapter 9. Exercise 9;176
14.1;Case 9.1 Blindness after a road accident;176
14.2;Case 9.2 An unresponsive patient;178
14.3;Case 9.3 Slow motor development;180
14.4;Case 9.4 A paralysed arm;182
14.5;Case 9.5 Acute paraparesis;186
14.6;Case 9.6 Coma of uncertain origin;188
15;Chapter 10. Exercise 10;194
15.1;Case 10.1 A stroke in a 17-year-old girl;194
15.2;Case 10.2 A lump on the head;198
15.3;Case 10.3 Pes cavus;200
15.4;Case 10.4 Painful ophthalmoplegia;204
15.5;Case 10.5 Progressively impaired consciousness;210
15.6;Case 10.6 Acute confusion after an operation;212
16;Chapter 11. Exercise 11;216
16.1;Case 11.1 Deterioration after head injury;216
16.2;Case 11.2 Sudden visual loss;218
16.3;Case 11.3 Dizzy spells;220
16.4;Case 11.4 Unsteadiness;226
16.5;Case 11.5 An acute confusional state;228
16.6;Case 11.6 Painful feet and hands;232
17;Chapter 12. Exercise 12;236
17.1;Case 12.1 Sudden collapse;236
17.2;Case 12.2 Pain in the face;238
17.3;Case 12.3 An incontinent child;240
17.4;Case 12.4 An unsteady lady;242
17.5;Case 12.5 Difficulty in swallowing;244
17.6;Case 12.6 Intermittent weakness of the left arm;248
18;Index by subject;250