Stroke Medicine

S. K. Gill, BSc.hons, MBBS, MRCP Education Unit UCL Institute of Neurology National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery London, United Kingdom M. M. Brown, MA, MD, FRCP UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London Brain Repair & Rehabilitation The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery London, United Kingdom   F. Robertson, MA, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology London, United Kingdom   N. Losseff, MD, FRCP The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Department of Stroke London, United Kingdom

A Rapidly Progressive Dementia.- A Headache after Starting the Oral Contraceptive Pill.- A Child with Enlarged Pupils.- Locked in or Break Out?- An Unusual TIA.- Hemianopic Alexia.- Recurrent Miscarriages and Neurological Symptoms.- A Pain in the Neck.- A Painless Loss of Vision.- Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke.- A New Mother with Rapidly Developing Blindness.- A Potentially Fatal Complication.- A Funny Turn in the Toilet.- A Strategic Infarct Leading to Mild Cognitive Impairment.- A Misbehaving Limb.- More than Just A Sore Throat.- An MRI Saves a Patient from Unnecessary Surgery.- Confusion after the ‘Flu.- One Night with Venus, a Lifetime with Mars.- A Hypertensive Spike.- Lying in Wait: Stroke and a Blistering Rash.- An Unusual Case of Paradoxical Embolus.- Reaching a Crescendo.- Bihemispheric Infarcts.- Sleep Disordered Breathing and Stroke.- A Possible Remedy for Post Stroke Confusion.- A Headache with a Difference.- An Alternative Solution to a Difficult Problem.- Botox Savesthe Day.- A Diagnosis not to Forget.- A Migraine with Persistent Focal Symptoms.- Stroke and Systemic Disease.- An Unusual Hypertensive Headache.- Recurrent Thunderclap Headaches.- Stroke in Pregnancy.- Cortical Blindness.- Cerebrovascular Disease in Childhood.- Recurrent Neurological Symptoms Mistaken as Multiple Sclerosis.- Intracerebral Haemorrhage and Oral Anticoagulants.- Choked in the Night.

“This book contains 40 very interesting stroke cases, covering common and rarer aetiologies of stroke, each with a varied presentation and unique learning points. … provides a valuable insight into the thought process involved in practising evidence-based medicine, which may not be available in other books … . It is well written and enjoyable to read. I would recommend it to any health professional interested in stroke, including medical students, junior doctors, registrars, consultants, GPs, therapists and specialist stroke nurses.” (Sam Dahdaleh, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 77 (9), September, 2016)