Neurologic emergencies: case studies

Neurol Clin. 2012 Feb;30(1):345-56, x. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2011.10.002.

Abstract

During the past 2 decades, the world has witnessed a significant improvement in the understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment of neurologic diseases, which presents emergencies. Every day neurologists are consulted for patients who present with neurologic emergencies to the emergency departments. In this article, we present a series of case reports about patients with acute neurologic and psychiatric problems and discuss their management briefly.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Blindness / diagnosis*
  • Blindness / etiology
  • Blindness / therapy
  • Coma / diagnosis*
  • Coma / etiology
  • Coma / therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dyspnea / diagnosis*
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Dyspnea / therapy
  • Emergencies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Psychomotor Agitation / diagnosis*
  • Psychomotor Agitation / therapy
  • Status Epilepticus / complications
  • Status Epilepticus / diagnosis*
  • Status Epilepticus / therapy