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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 49 - Different Spells
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
Over six days, an 81-year-old man had eight episodes of slurred speech with numbness in his right hand. On the second occasion, his family also noticed that he had right facial weakness. Each episode lasted approximately 10 minutes.
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- 55 Cases in NeurologyCase Histories and Patient Perspectives, pp. 331 - 338Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023