Contents

pp vii-ix

The following cases described herein have been published previously

pp x-x

List of contributors

pp xi-xi

List of abbreviations

pp xii-xiv

Preface

pp xv-xviii

Introduction

pp 1-12

Part I - Common cases of stroke

pp 13-14

Case 1 - Dysarthria and clumsy hand syndrome

pp 15-18

Case 2 - Sudden numbness of the right extremities

pp 19-22

Case 3 - A 52-year-old woman with sudden hemiparesis

pp 23-26

Case 4 - Sudden difficulty reading the left side of the morning paper

pp 27-30

Case 5 - An 85-year-old man with difficulty expressing himself on the telephone

pp 31-34

Case 6 - Transient loss of vision

pp 35-38

Case 7 - Massive intracerebral hemorrhage

pp 39-43

Case 8 - Tinnitus during cycling in an orthopedic surgeon

pp 44-46

Case 9 - Headache after an exhausting tennis match

pp 47-51

Case 10 - Anticoagulation-associated hemorrhage

pp 52-55

Case 11 - Worst headache of his life

pp 56-59

Case 12 - Drooping eyelid and gait problems

pp 60-64

Part II - Uncommon cases of stroke

pp 65-66

Case 13 - Similar infarction – different outcome: the importance of the brain network

pp 67-70

Case 14 - An 80-year-old woman with sudden paresis and normal motor latencies

pp 71-74

Case 15 - Lower limb weakness after surgery

pp 75-78

Case 16 - A young engineer with suspected MS

pp 79-81

Case 17 - Vertigo after lifting a heavy suitcase

pp 82-85

Case 18 - A 79-year-old man with a typical MCA-stroke?

pp 86-89

Case 19 - A man with slowly progressive weakness of the left hand

pp 90-93

Case 20 - Sudden weakness after holidays in Kenya

pp 94-97

Case 21 - Recurrent spells of right-sided weakness

pp 98-101