Results for “subarachnoid haemorrhage”

A 52-year-old woman wakes with a drooping right eyelid and double vision. She has had a boring pain behind the right eye since yesterday. When the lid is lifted…

Ophthalmology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 44-year-old man presents three hours after a sudden severe occipital headache that reached its worst within a minute while he was straining at stool. He vomit…

Acute Care · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 41-year-old woman develops a daily headache after several weeks of intense exercise. At first it occurred only after she stood for long periods, but it now be…

Neurology · Clinical rotations · common

A 44-year-old woman develops a severe headache while lifting her young child; she says it was already unbearable before she could put the child down. She has vo…

Neurology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

An otherwise well 29-year-old woman presents eight days after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery with a headache that has gradually intensified over four days. I…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

An 82-year-old woman becomes confused and unsteady over three days while being treated for depression and hypertension. She is euvolaemic, her serum sodium is 1…

Geriatrics and Palliative Care · Clinical rotations · common

A 38-year-old man develops left-sided neck pain and a new unilateral headache after forceful neck stretching. He has a mild left ptosis and a smaller left pupil…

AMC · Clinical rotations · common

A 49-year-old man develops abrupt retro-orbital pain and vomiting while exercising. In the next hour he becomes drowsy and develops left ptosis with limitation…

AMC · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 46-year-old woman develops a sudden, severe headache while lifting a suitcase. It reaches maximal intensity within seconds and is followed by vomiting and nec…

AMC · Clinical rotations · common

A 41-year-old woman presents nine hours after the onset of a severe headache that struck like a blow to the back of the head while she was lifting weights and r…

Neurology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 29-year-old woman presents ten days after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery under epidural analgesia with four days of worsening headache, which she says is w…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist