Referral of a Patient With Ocular Symptoms to the Stroke Clinic: Not Always the Usual Suspect!

A 77-year-old male attended the stroke clinic as a delayed presentation of a stroke and was initially managed as an occipital stroke. He presented with a gradual decline in visual acuity with an initial suspicion of field deficit over a period of three to four months. He underwent extensive tests including imaging for a confirmatory diagnosis.

The Life-Threatening Risk of a Dirty Wound: A Lesson From the Past.

Tetanus is a severe and potentially life-threatening infection caused by the bacterium Clostridium Tetani. It is a gram-negative anaerobe, often found in soil in spore form and in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and animals. It produces a potent neurotoxin called tetanospasmin.

Not All Facial Droops Are Stroke: Miller Fisher Syndrome Presenting as a Stroke Mimic.

Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) is a rare acquired neuropathy resulting from an acute infection and is believed to be a variant of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). Its characteristic features are triads of ataxia, areflexia and ophthalmolegia, though involvement of cranial nerves is possible. Our case report describes a middle-aged man who presented as a potential stroke patient with left-sided facial droop, dysphagia and weakness.