RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A case of collapse
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 592
OP 593
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-6-592
VO 13
IS 6
A1 Aravinthan Varatharaj
A1 Fraser Gordon
A1 Peter Williams
YR 2013
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/13/6/592.abstract
AB We describe the case of a woman who presented with seemingly non-specific symptoms, including collapse, but through examination was eventually revealed to have an unusual, potentially fatal, but treatable neurological condition. We share some thoughts on the process of diagnosis, the difficulty of diagnosing a rare disease and the practice of neurology on the acute medical take. We also highlight the value of screening neurological examination in acute medical patients.