Stroke Medicine: Case Studies from Queen Square

This thoroughly revised second edition features a collection of case studies of cerebrovascular disease. The cases are carefully selected to provide an insight into the different kinds of stroke syndromes from the common through to more rare presentations of cerebrovascular pathology. New topics covered include mechanical thrombectomy and advanced imaging techniques which have been developed and brought into clinical practice over the past five years. A range of diagnostically challenging cases are also discussed. Each case is worked through with a discussion on presentation, clinical features, examination, radiological findings and management.  Key clinical and radiological learning points are highlighted assisting the reader to quickly extrapolate the most important information covered in each chapter. Stroke Medicine: Case Studies from Queen Square is a detailed case-based resource based-upon the experiences of leading figures in the field. Therefore, itis ideal for use by both medical students and physicians in all stages of training from foundation years through to consultancy who wish to learn more about this subject. 

Table of Contents:
Transient Functional Neurological Episodes associated with Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.- Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Related Inflammation.- Running out of steam.- Cerebral Cavernous Malformations and Anticoagulation Decisions.- Migrainous stroke: when headache presents with persistent visual symptoms.- A case of primary post-stroke fatigue: origins in abnormal sensorimotor neural network activity.- Stroke and Endocarditis.- Sudden Onset Focal Neurology – A Cardiac Cause.- An Unusual Case of Paradoxical Embolus.- Stroke Associated with an Atrial Myxoma.- Antiphospholipid syndrome and stroke: diagnosis and management.- A Progressive Headache.- An Alternative Solution to a Difficult Problem.- Lower urinary tract dysfunction following Stroke.- Stroke presenting as hemiballismus.- Balloon to brain bubbles - Cerebral air embolism secondary to a pulmonary bulla implicated by air travel.- Ischaemic Stroke Presenting with Isolated Dysarthria.- Hole in One: Golf-Associated Dissection.- Chemotherapy emboli as an iatrogenic cause of ischaemic stroke arising from a misplaced central venous access line.- Recurrent Thunderclap Headache.- Cerebral Venous Thrombosis due to Vaccine-Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia.- Between a clot and a hard place: ischaemic stroke and COVID-19.- Lying in wait - Stroke and a blistering rash.- Stroke in people living with HIV.- Posterior circulation transient ischaemic attack.- Stroke mimicking peripheral neuropathy or myelopathy: bilateral medial medullary infarct.- Acute Vestibular Syndrome Following Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery (AICA) Occlusion.- The difference between looking and seeing at 2 am.- Thalamic Infarct and Beyond.- Beware the basilar: A case of stuttering stroke symptoms and an unusual aftermath.- An unusual PRESentation of stroke.- A case of mechanical thrombectomy for Acute ischaemic stroke.- A Case of Moya Moya.- A Case of Giant Cell arteritis and Stroke.- Treat the Child, Not the Number.- A Child Misspelling Post-Craniotomy.- A Child with Vesicles and Weakness.