Understanding Hughes Syndrome: Case Studies for Patients

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Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Late for the Wedding....Pages 2-3 Falling Over....Pages 4-5 Diplomatic Epilepsy....Pages 6-7 Weak Legs....Pages 8-9 “Multiple Sclerosis” ……....Pages 10-11 Teenage Migraine……....Pages 12-13 Getting Only Half the Picture....Pages 14-15 Difficult Crossword Puzzles……....Pages 16-17 Playing the Wrong Notes……....Pages 18-19 Speaking Gibberish……....Pages 20-21 I Lost My Sense of Smell……....Pages 22-22 Movement, Jerks and Twitches……....Pages 23-24 Mad Cow Disease……....Pages 25-25 St. Vitus Dance……....Pages 26-27 Parkinson's Disease……....Pages 28-28 Missing the Target……....Pages 29-30 The Headmistress Who Forgot……....Pages 31-32 “Personality Disorder” in a 4-Year-Old ……....Pages 33-33 To Sleep … Perchance to Dream....Pages 34-35 Front Matter....Pages 37-37 The Lung....Pages 38-39 Front Matter....Pages 37-37 The Skin....Pages 40-41 The Liver....Pages 42-42 The Heart....Pages 43-43 Backpacking in Australia....Pages 44-45 Short of Breath in Scandinavia……....Pages 46-46 The Blood....Pages 47-47 The Adrenal Glands....Pages 48-48 The Digestive System....Pages 49-49 The Reproductive System....Pages 50-50 The Limbs....Pages 51-51 Pain in the Foot (“Toelitis”)....Pages 52-53 Ear, Nose and Throat....Pages 54-55 The Kidneys....Pages 56-56 “Multi-System Failure” The computer has crashed.....Pages 57-58 Front Matter....Pages 59-59 Eleven Miscarriages....Pages 60-60 Late Pregnancy Tragedy……....Pages 61-61 The Infertility Clinic....Pages 62-63 Front Matter....Pages 65-65 ‘The Pill and I……’....Pages 66-66 A Bad Back……....Pages 67-67 “A Miracle”……....Pages 68-69 Front Matter....Pages 65-65 Climbing the Andes....Pages 70-71 Fear of Flying……....Pages 72-73 The Lambeth Walk....Pages 74-75 ”The Tests are Negative!”....Pages 76-77 Front Matter....Pages 79-79 “My Sister has Hughes Syndrome”....Pages 80-81 Trial and Error....Pages 82-83 “I Saved the Country £73,000”....Pages 84-85 What Happened Next?....Pages 86-86 “Your Condition Doesn't Exist”....Pages 87-87 “I've Got My Life Back!”....Pages 88-89 Back Matter....Pages 91-94