[Fever and Headache after a Vacation in Thailand].

 50 year-old man with fever and headache starting one week after returning from his vacation in Thailand. His general practitioner prescribed amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, without further analyses to pinpoint the infection.  The examination of cerebro-spinal fluid was crucial for the final diagnosis.

[Stroke and Cancer: Are Cryptogenic Strokes a Paraneoplastic Syndrome?].

Cancer is an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke, and stroke can precede tumour diagnosis by many months. A paraneoplastic hypercoagulability has been implicated. Overall, cancer is a rare cause, but should be suspected in cases of cryptogenic stroke.

[Patients with Parkinson's disease in hospital].

Patients with Parkinson's disease or parkinsonism are hospitalized more frequently, suffer more complications, have longer inpatient stays and are less frequently discharged directly to home. Their medication is often discontinued during hospitalization, leading to numerous complications such as akinetic crises with more falls, pressure ulcers, pulmonary problems, need for more nursing care, etc. There are various methods to overcome swallowing difficulties, and thus sustain the necessary level of dopaminergic stimulation.