Case Studies in Neurological Infections of Adults and Children

Description:

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:

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