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 24 - Asthmatic Neurology
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 54-year-old man developed tingling in his right toe and the dorsum of his right foot. A few days later, he had a numb sensation in his left calf. He then noticed pain from his left thigh to left ankle without back pain. Two days later, his right leg was similarly affected. After another two days, he was aware of numbness in his right index finger and right thumb. Within minutes, his right hand and forearm were weak; he was unable to reach for a cup of coffee. He was admitted to a stroke ward in his local hospital. That evening, his right arm and hand improved but he was aware of numbness in the dorsum of his left hand.
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- 55 Cases in NeurologyCase Histories and Patient Perspectives, pp. 155 - 166Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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