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
- Section 4 Behavioural and Language Changes
- Section 5 Confusion
- Section 6 Movement Disturbances
- Case 38 Involuntary Arm Movement
- Case 39 Salt Control
- Case 40 A Young Man with More Than Dizziness
- Case 41 Late Familial Falling
- Case 42 Non-familial Falling
- Case 43 Shaking Leg
- Case 44 A Viral Opportunity
- Case 45 More Searching for Causes of Progressive Unsteadiness
- Section 7 Acute Onset of Neurological Symptoms
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Case 42 - Non-familial Falling
from Section 6 - Movement Disturbances
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
- Case 38 Involuntary Arm Movement
- Case 39 Salt Control
- Case 40 A Young Man with More Than Dizziness
- Case 41 Late Familial Falling
- Case 42 Non-familial Falling
- Case 43 Shaking Leg
- Case 44 A Viral Opportunity
- Case 45 More Searching for Causes of Progressive Unsteadiness
- Section 7 Acute Onset of Neurological Symptoms
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
A 20-year-old male student complained of a balance problem for over a year. He had noticed poor balance in a shower on closing his eyes, falling on one occasion. He sometimes stumbled when walking. He had noticed that he sometimes stepped sideways to maintain his balance. He had fallen off a bicycle on a couple of occasions. He was sometimes unaware that he had crossed his legs. He felt that his writing had slowed. At times he thought that his speech was slurred, although this was not noticed by his family. He had had a couple of migraines over a few years. He drank very little alcohol, was a non-smoker and denied any illicit drug use. His three siblings and parents were alive and well.
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- 55 Cases in NeurologyCase Histories and Patient Perspectives, pp. 287 - 292Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023