Stroke

Description

Part of the "What Do I Do Now?" series, Stroke uses a case-based approach to cover common and important topics in the diagnosis and treatment of stroke. Each chapter provides an overview of the approach to the problem in question followed by a discussion of the diagnosis, key points to remember, and selected references for further reading. For this edition, all cases have been carefully revised, and new information and references have been added. Stroke is an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases which clinicians can utilize when they encounter difficult patients on the ward or in the clinic. The volume is also a self-assessment tool that tests the reader's ability to answer the question, "What do I do now?" Cover Series Stroke Copyright Contents Preface Contributors 1 Confused after a Nap 2 Headache after a Beach Trip 3 Why Are You Staring over There? 4 Dizziness and Ataxia after Lifting a Vacuum 5 Two Generations with Stroke and Cognitive Decline 6 Ms. H Heads to the Hospital 7 The Weak Construction Worker 8 Twisted Tongue and Dizzy Head 9 Right Hemibody Weakness in a Man with Lightning-​like Transient Facial Pain 10 Blurry Vision 11 Gastroenteritis with Dizziness and Ataxia 12 Neck Pain Soon Followed by Right Hemiparesis 13 Sudden Onset of Double Vision and Left Ataxic Hemiparesis 14 Arm Pain and Swelling Followed by Headache, Right Weakness, and Aphasia 15 More Than Meets the Eye 16 A Rusty Pipe 17 Eyelid Droopiness and Body Weakness 18 A Pain in the Hand 19 A Ticking Time Bomb 20 “Dancing” Hand 21 Double Vision and Jumpy Eyes 22 Between a Rock and a Hard Place 23 Follow Your Heart or Your Brain? 24 A Bloody Mesh 25 A Lernaean Hydra 26 It Looks Like a Stroke, Walks Like a Stroke, and Behaves Like a Stroke. But Is It a Stroke? 27 A Relentless Headache Index