Twenty-two year old Ada (not her real name) had been admitted for two weeks and was being managed for stroke in the young. Contrary to her family's expectations, her condition only grew worse. When she became deeply unconscious, the managing consultant had to invite the hospital's ''young'' neurologist to take over Ada's management. Fortunately for me, I was training under the neurologist as a house officer.
I count myself fortunate to have been trained by him because under him, I learnt an important principle which I'm about to share in this piece.
