STROKE MEDICINE. CASE STUDIES FROM QUEEN SQUARE

This collection of case studies is authored by a group of internationally recognised experts in the field of cerebrovascular disease. The cases are carefully selected to provide an insight into the different kinds of stroke syndromes from the common through to more rare presentations of cerebrovascular pathology. Each case is worked through with a discussion on presentation, clinical features, examination, radiological findings and management. Finally, learning points are highlighted to help the reader focus on the key points of the case study.
Stroke Medicine: Case Studies from Queen Square is aimed at medical students and doctors in all stages of training from foundation years through to consultancy.

Authors
S. K. Gill, BSc.hons, MBBS, MRCP
Education Unit. UCL Institute of Neurology. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. London, United Kingdom

M. M. Brown, MA, MD, FRCP
UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London. Brain Repair & Rehabilitation. The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. London, United Kingdom

F. Robertson, MA, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery. Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology. London, United Kingdom

N. Losseff, MD, FRCP
The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Department of Stroke. London, United Kingdom


Table of contents (40 chapter)
1.A Rapidly Progressive Dementia
2.A Headache After Starting the Oral Contraceptive Pill
3.A Child with Enlarged Pupils
4.Locked in or Break Out?
5.An Unusual TIA
6.Hemianopic Alexia
7.Recurrent Miscarriages and Neurological Symptoms
8.A Pain in the Neck
9.A Painless Loss of Vision
10.Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke
11.A New Mother with Rapidly Developing Blindness
12.A Potentially Fatal Complication
13.A Funny Turn in the Toilet
14.A Strategic Infarct Leading to Mild Cognitive Impairment
15.A Misbehaving Limb
16.More Than Just a Sore Throat
17.An MRI Saves a Patient from Unnecessary Surgery
18.Confusion After the ‘Flu’
19.One Night with Venus, a Lifetime with Mars
20.A Hypertensive Spike
21.Lying in Wait: Stroke and a Blistering Rash
22.An Unusual Case of Paradoxical Embolus
23.Reaching a Crescendo
24.Bihemispheric Infarcts
25.Sleep Disordered Breathing and Stroke
26.A Possible Remedy for Post Stroke Confusion
27.A Headache with a Difference
28.An Alternative Solution to a Difficult Problem
29.Botox Saves the Day
30.A Diagnosis Not to Forget
31.A Migraine with Persistent Focal Symptoms
32.Stroke and Systemic Disease
33.An Unusual Hypertensive Headache
34.Recurrent Thunderclap Headaches
35.Stroke in Pregnancy
36.Cortical Blindness
37.Cerebrovascular Disease in Childhood
38.Recurrent Neurological Symptoms Mistaken as Multiple Sclerosis
39.Intracerebral Haemorrhage and Oral Anticoagulants
40.Choked in the Night