Sturge-Weber syndrome
Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a rare, congenital neurocutaneous disorder characterised by capillary-venous malformations involving the skin, leptomeninges, and ocular structures.
Activate or Wait – 006
62 year-old woman with two hours of central crushing chest pain. Smoker, hypertension. ETA 30 minutes.
Procedure: Radial Arterial Line
Emergency Procedure: Radial Arterial Line, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Emergency medicine Australasia
Activate or Wait – 005
45 year-old man with two hours of central chest pain. Smoker, significant family history of IHD. ETA 20 minutes.
Activate or Wait – 004
86 year-old woman with two hours of dull chest pain and dizziness. Ex-smoker with hypertension and dyslipidaemia. ETA 20 minutes.
Activate or Wait – 003
58 year-old man with one week of pleuritic chest pain and SOB. Background of previous pericarditis. ETA 30 minutes.
Carl Wernicke
Carl Wernicke (1848–1905), German neurologist who described Wernicke’s area and aphasia, and identified Wernicke’s encephalopathy from thiamine deficiency
CT Case 096
30-year-old male presents following a work place injury. A 20cm metal rod has fallen on his face, resulting in a penetrating orbital injury.
Activate or Wait – 002
Further reading
Klumpke Palsy
Lower brachial plexus injury, with consequent weakness and wasting of the C8–T1 musculature. Augusta Klumpke (1859-1927)
Activate or Wait – 001
46-year-old male with one hour of central crushing chest pain. Background of hypertension, morbidly obese and a heavy smoker.
CT Case 095
A 66-year-old lady presents with left sided facial droop and hemiparesis, headache and vomiting. A CT stroke series is performed