Case Files Neurology - part 3 potx

... football hel-met should only be performed by a health care provider experienced in itsCLINICAL CASES 89diagnostic showing regular and symmetrical 3 Hz, possible 2- to 4-Hzspike-and-slow-wave complexes, ... fibrillation100 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY ❖ CASE 10A 15-year-old right-hand dominant male became briefly unconscious after beingtackled in a high school football game. He was unresponsive for approximately 30 ... of seizure dis-charge, involve at a minimum the basal forebrain and limbic areas. In addition126 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY This page intentionally left blank ❖ CASE 13 A 22-year-old previously...

... DYT-1, early-onset torsiondystonia, caused by mutation in the torsin A gene at chromosome 9q34; andDYT-5, dopa-responsive dystonia. See Table 3 1 for differential diagnosis ofdystonia. 32 CASE ... Approach to Clinical Problem-Solving 8 Part 3. Approach to Reading 10SECTION IIClinical Cases 15Fifty-three Case Scenarios 17SECTION IIIListing of Cases 447Listing by Case Number 449Listing ... (Table 1–1).18 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY ❖CONTENTSCONTRIBUTORS ixACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiiiINTRODUCTION xvSECTION IHow to Approach Clinical Problems 1 Part 1. Approach to the Patient 3 Part 2. Approach...

... begins in child-hood and is linked to several genetic loci. Many cases are inherited as autosomalCLINICAL CASES 33 Table 3 1DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF DYSTONIASecondary dystoniasDrug-induced tardive ... DYT-1 dystoniaB. Acute dystonia from a medicationC. Bilateral ischemic infarction of the globus pallidiD. Psychogenic disorderE. A right spinal cord hemisection syndrome [3. 3] A 32 -year-old ... levodopa induceddyskinesia.[4 .3] B. Antiemetic agents such as prochlorperazine (Compazine) and meto-clopramide can cause a drug-induced parkinsonism.❖ CASE 5This 57-year-old man of Portuguese descent...

... episodes without con-scious awareness.[15 .3] B. The most common type of seizure with epilepsy in adults is com-plex partial seizures.CLINICAL CASES 133 CLINICAL PEARLS❖ Complex partial seizures ... APO-E genotype from commercial laboratories. It is important to note however thatthe presence APO-E ε4 is only a risk factor and does not prove AD.174 CASE FILES: NEUROLOGY ❖ CASE 17A 2 3- year-old ... episodicCLINICAL CASES 1 63 Comprehension Questions[19.1] A 33 -year-old woman is noted to have chronic daily headaches. Theworkup has been negative. Which of the following is an important prin-ciple...