Case Studies in Neurological Infections of Adults and Children

Tom Solomon, Benedict D. Michael, Alastair Miller, Rachel Kneen

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN:
  9781107634916
• eBook ISBN:
  9781108613309
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Neurology

The global burden of neurological infectious diseases is huge. Sometimes the diagnosis is straightforward. On other occasions it may be difficult, especially because of the overlap with inflammatory neurological conditions. Delays or missed diagnoses can have devastating consequences for patients. This book brings together adult and pediatric clinical cases in neurological infection and inflammation, including important conditions for both developed countries and resource-poor settings. Clinical case studies are recognized as a useful learning tool for clinicians at all stages in their careers. Each real case works through the history, examination, and investigation findings to the diagnosis and treatment pathway. This is followed by discussion of the key issues, with the inclusion of historical or quirky facts. Many cases are supported online by a certified post-case quiz, testing the reader's clinical reasoning, integrative thinking, and problem-solving.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• 1. Occam’s Razor through the Neuroaxis
• 2. Between the Head and the Heart
• 3. Thinking Laterally
• 4. No Laughing Matter
• 5. An Expanding Head
• 6. No Hard Feelings
• 7. The Masquerader
• 8. An Old Enemy
• 9. Floppy and Falling
• 10. Disseminated in Time and Space
• 11. Double Trouble
• 12. Hiking into Danger
• 13. A Runny Nose, Running into Trouble
• 14. An Undulating Fever
• 15. Safari Headache
• 16. A Pain in the Ear
• 17. Relapsing Infection and a Spelling Bug
• 18. Scratching the Surface
• 19. Cytokine Storm
• 20. Ter-wit-ter-woo!
• 21. Same Family, Different Genus?
• 22. The Great Pretender
• 23. Word Salad
• 24. A Mother and Baby
• 25. A Creeping Weakness
• 26. Preventable Neuropathy
• 27. It’s In the Genes
• 28. Sutton’s Law
• 29. ‘No Milk for Me, Please’
• 30. More than Mononucleosis
• 31. Return of an Old Foe
• 32. The Lethal Masquerader
• 33. Bitten in the Hampshires
• 34. Racing Heart
• 35. A Recurring Pain in the Neck
• 36. History Repeating?
• 37. A Little Light-headed
• 38. Coma in the Family?
• 39. A Travelling Salesman, Slowing Down
• 40. A Nasty, Rare and Ironic Unwanted Effect
• 41. A Rash Diagnosis
• 42. Seizure in a Seasoned Traveller
• 43. Stiff and Stuporous
• 44. Just Unlucky?
• 45. Missing the Point
• 46. A Monster in my Body?
• 47. Not Quite So Reserved Anymore
• 48. Seen the Last of This?
• 49. Sick as a Swine
• 50. A Tic in the (Voice) Box
• 51. A Forgotten Itch
• 52. Brain on Fire
• 53. Getting Complicated
• 54. A Pain in the Leg
• 55. A Wobbly Toddler
• 56. Popping Problems
• 57. Bad Headache and Awkward Eye
• 58. Drowsy with Difficulty Swallowing
• 59. Two Types of Shaking
• 60. Follow your Gut Feeling
• 61. Malawian Malaise
• 62. Big Game
• 63. A Busse-Buschke Secret
• 64. Tied in a Knot
• 65. Twitchy and Twitching
• 66. An Itchy Problem
• Appendix A: Cases listed by presenting syndrome (then associated pathogen)
• Appendix B: Clinical Laboratory Tests – Reference Values
• Index