Focal-onset seizure due to left internal carotid artery dissection in the context of confounding hyperglycaemia.

A 36-year-old diabetic woman presented to hospital with a seizure that started with shaking of the right hand which sequentially progressed to the entire right side of the body with associated loss of consciousness. Capillary Blood Glucose was 29 mmol/L. HbA1c was 133 mmol/L.

A fatal case of infective endocarditis complicated by acute COVID-19 pneumonia.

A 74-year-old man with no co-morbidities presented to hospital with a 3-day history of diarrhoea and vomiting. He met the modified Duke's criteria for definite infective endocarditis and was immediately started on an intravenous antibiotic. Over Days 1-9, he developed renal failure.

Aseptic meningitis and hydrocephalus secondary to neurosarcoidosis.

A 53-year-old woman presented to hospital with gait instability, urinary incontinence and confusion. She had a 4-month history of headache, blurred vision, personality change and memory problems. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the brain after contrast application showed tectal plate and occipital enhancement, as well as a known hydrocephalus.

Glioblastoma post-operative imaging in neuro-oncology: current UK practice (GIN CUP study).

Objectives: MRI remains the preferred imaging investigation for glioblastoma. Appropriate and timely neuroimaging in the follow-up period is considered to be important in making management decisions. There is a paucity of evidence-based information in current UK, European and international guidelines regarding the optimal timing and type of neuroimaging following initial neurosurgical treatment.

The role of preoperative deep vein thrombosis screening in neurooncology.

OBJECTIVEVenous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major cause of morbidity in patients undergoing neurosurgical intervention. The authors postulate that the introduction of a routine preoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) screening protocol for patients undergoing neurosurgical intervention for brain tumors would result in a more effective diagnosis of DVT in this high-risk subgroup, and subsequent appropriate management of the condition would reduce pulmonary embolism (PE) rates and improve patient outcomes.METHODSThe authors conducted a prospective study of 115 adult patients who were undergoing surgical intervention for a brain tumor.