About this episode

The episode discusses two neurological case reports involving migraine and unintentional weight loss.

What unsuspecting dangers lie within a garden compost bin? The Case Reports team are back to uncover a new pair of neurological mysteries. The first case this episode (1:24) comes from Edinburgh, centred on an 88-yo woman who presents with headache and eye-pain on her right side. She receives an early diagnosis of migraine, but returns a few weeks later with intermittent vomiting and subsequent progressive visual loss. https://pn.bmj.com/content/26/1/83 The second case (19:51) from Wessex features a common presentation of tingling feet, with a 62-yo man who develops gait instability. More curious are a significant drop in his weight, as well as a scaly patch on his chest. https://pn.bmj.com/content/26/1/63 The case reports discussion is hosted by Prof. Martin Turner¹, who is joined by Dr. Ruth Wood² and Dr. Babak Soleimani³ for a group examination of the features of each presentation, followed by a step-by-step walkthrough of how the diagnosis was made. These case reports and many others can be found in the February 2026 issue of the journal. (1) Professor of Clinical Neurology and Neuroscience at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, and…

People in this episode

Host: Prof. Martin Turner

Guests: Dr. Ruth Wood, Dr. Babak Soleimani

Topics covered

• migraine
• neurological mysteries
• case reports
• weight loss
• visual loss
• gait instability

Keywords

• migraine
• weight loss
• neurology
• case reports
• visual loss
• gait instability
• headache

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: October 2025 issue of the journal

Places: Edinburgh, Wessex

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