Clinical Cases in Neurology (In Clinical Practice), 2e (July 29, 2024)_(3031582969)_(Springer)

This new second edition presents a completely new selection of 25 scenarios based on cases from the personal archive of Ondrej Dolezal, collected over 20 years of clinical practice. With a simple and uniquely innovative approach, this book offers a natural workflow through the chapter structure, helping junior doctors to gain confidence in reaching their clinical diagnosis. A range of different clinical scenarios and neurological conditions are examined, from cerebal palsy and other degenerative disorders, to epilepsy and headache. This book can serve as a teaching aid in a classroom setting, where the teacher introduces the case (“telling the story”, neurological examination) and the students then propose differential diagnoses and further tests. The teacher can show a representative test result to students and expect them to interpret the scan/test, as well as proposing further referrals and discussing the prognosis. Each chapter, contains visual aids in the form of Neuroexam, helping the reader gain a quick understanding of the case. Scenarios presented in this book can be used at the bedside in teaching medical students and junior doctors, and it is aimed at trainee neurologists and any non-neurologists who might encounter neurological cases in the clinic. Introduction to the Second Edition (2024) How to Use This Book Stick Figure Diagram Acknowledgments Contents About the Author Abbreviations Chapter 1: Paraesthesia in Hands and Clumsiness Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 2: Anaemia, Pain and Ankle Weakness Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 3: Twitching in the Face and Tingling Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 4: Unstable Gait, Headache and Increased Reflexes in a Young Man Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 5: Post-seizure Confusion and Head Injury Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 6: Extrapyramidal, Cerebellar and Cognitive Symptoms in an Older Man Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 7: Unsteadiness and Stiff Neck in a Young Female Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 8: Tingling in the Face Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 9: Generally Unwell Man Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 10: Numbness of Face and Tongue Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 11: Not Seeing the Whole Picture Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 12: Falls in Cerebral Palsy Thoughts Answers Further Development Thoughts Answers II Answers III Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 13: Leg Pain in Young Man with Diabetes Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 14: Waxing and Waning Hand Weakness Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 15: Not Feeling the Heat Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 16: Burning Legs Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 17: Progressive Weakness Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 18: Confusion, Hemiparesis in a Woman with Squint Thoughts Answers Further Thoughts Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 19: Two Seizures and Strong Family History of Epilepsy Thoughts Thoughts II Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 20: Cough and Strain Headaches with Nausea Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 21: New Headache in an Elderly Patient Thoughts Answers I Answers II Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 22: Only Sensory Symptoms Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 23: Only Sensory Symptoms II Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 24: Only Sensory Symptoms III Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Chapter 25: New Double Vision and Cancer History Thoughts Answers Hallmarks Further Reading Key Images Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 Case 5 Case 6 Case 7 Case 8 Case 9 Case 10 Case 11 Case 12 Case 14 Case 15 Case 16 Case 17 Case 18 Case 19 Case 20 Case 21 Case 22 Case 23 Case 24 Case 25 Index