This book is a collection of 101 cases of patients with a spectrum of neurologic disorders taken from reports from Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Australia.The format is such that each case is presented with history and examination, investigations, progress, discussion, diagnosis, and where possible with references and an editorial comment.The book is published under the auspices of the Hong Kong Neurological Society and is ideally suited to medical students and clinical neurologists alike, with its reader-friendly and detailed content. It is ideal for case-based and systems-based medical curricula. FEATURES: 101 practical cases of neurologic disorders sorted into 10 general categories Highly illustrated with numerous radiographs and micrographs Diagnosis, evaluation, & treatment of neurology problems recently encountered in Asia-Pacific Reader-friendly and detailed content Audience includes medical students, medical officers, physicians preparing for higher examinations, and practitioners in family medicine with an interest in neurology Foreword by Jun Kimura, President of the World Federation of Neurolog
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AbbreviationsList of DiagnosesList of ContributorsPrefaceForewordCase 1 Somnolence and amnesia following strokeCase 2 A very unusual posterior fossa lesionCase 3 A rapidly fatal demyelinating illnessCase 4 A true seizure simulating pseudoseizureCase 5 A common infection in Hong KongCase 6 A very sweet seizureCase 7 A cut to save lifeCase 8 An elderly woman with hemiparesis and dysarthriaCase 9 A man with headache and Gerstmann syndromeCase 10 Cerebral claudicationCase 11 A pregnant woman with diplopiaCase 12 Ptosis and diplopia in a familyCase 13 The butcher was confusedCase 14 A man with proximal weaknessCase 15 A confused man who convulsedCase 16 A woman with headache and hypertensionCase 17 Attacks of numbness and weakness in a Chinese womanCase 18 Dysarthria of delayed onset in a woman with previous nasopharyngeal carcinomaCase 19 A young woman with confusional state, seizures and a facial rashCase 20 Viral encephalitis in a foreign workerCase 21 A woman with proximal weakness for 2 monthsCase 22 A young man with unrelenting myopathyCase 23 A man with migratory radicular pains and headacheCase 24 A lady with leukemia and low back painCase 25 A young woman with rapidly evolving hemiparesisCase 26 The hypertensive woman became confusedCase 27 A young dental assistant with new onset headacheCase 28 A young man with descending lower limb weaknessCase 29 A woman with uniocular ptosisCase 30 Paraparesis and pancytopeniaCase 31 Intractable partial seizuresCase 32 An older woman with progressive paraplegiaCase 33 Numbness and weakness after taking Chinese herbal medicineCase 34 Recurrent seizures and abdominal painCase 35 A hidden cause of blindnessCase 36 Persistent convulsions following epilepsy surgeryCase 37 A woman with diplopia and clumsinessCase 38 Transient confusion in a 74-year-old womanCase 39 A rare complication of strokeCase 40 An elderly man with recent onset of fallsCase 41 Recurrent weakness in an elderly manCase 42 Escargot meningitisCase 43 A young man with seizures and lymphadenopathyCase 44 A man with acute vertigoCase 45 A man with acute generalized neuropathyCase 46 A woman with progressive headacheCase 47 A woman presenting with respiratory failureCase 48 A woman with oscillopsiaCase 49 A woman with tremor, mental slowness and a family history of liver diseaseCase 50 A man with multiple stroke-like episodesCase 51 A man with muscle wasting, tremor and gynecomastiaCase 52 Poetic neuropathyCase 53 A case of young strokeCase 54 Headache and seizures in a married womanCase 55 Cerebral hemorrhage in a mentally-retarded womanCase 56 Episodic hydrocephalusCase 57 Convulsion in an airplaneCase 58 Focal seizures in an ex-farmerCase 59 A woman with headache and a numb legCase 60 An unfortunate way to treat one's hemorrhoidsCase 61 Acute memory impairment in a returned travelerCase 62 Skin rash after commercial sexCase 63 A modern version of an ancient Chinese storyCase 64 C
