Neurology Night School
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Neurology Night School is a brand new valuable resource for anyone interested in learning more about clinical neurology. We are based in Australia and offer easy to remember tasty tidbits of neurology goodness. In our humble opinion, textbooks are too broad and easy to forget. Our site and blog came about as one of our senior contributors has a passion for medical education having helped..
Neurology Night School
2M ago
Learning from the errors of others is helpful as it increases your chances of a smooth journey through medicine. Most of us are wise enough to adopt this approach. For those who tend to rush ahead, here are some errors t ..read more
Neurology Night School
2M ago
It's surprising how anxious new patients can be. There are several helpful strategies we, as clinicians, can employ. For patients who don't know what to expect at an upcoming neurology appointment, a little preparation i ..read more
Neurology Night School
2M ago
Peripheral neuropathy is a common scenario in clinical neurology. Patients will present with distal lower limb sensory loss, paraesthesia and neuropathic pain - often worse at night. Management of the associated pain can ..read more
Neurology Night School
2M ago
When patients present with features of motor neurone disease, myopathy, myasthenia gravis or stroke, it is particularly important to screen for dysphagia. This begins with a careful history (e.g. ask regarding difficulty ..read more
Neurology Night School
3M ago
Some assumptions are helpful in clinical medicine. They serve to reduce cognitive overload and allow the treating doctor to move through their workload more efficiently. Let's look at a few positive examples where assump ..read more
Neurology Night School
3M ago
Let's be honest, the majority of medical students and doctors who study neurology, do so under duress. An exam looms not far in the future - written or clinical. That obstacle must be crossed regardless of one's like or ..read more
Neurology Night School
3M ago
Clinical neurology is usually quite straightforward. On occasion, that is not the case. We, as doctors, can fall into a range of cognitive 'traps'. Knowing in advance the 'traps' to watch out for is invaluable. Here is a ..read more
Neurology Night School
3M ago
What comes to mind when you think of hospital-based neurology? Many neurology trainees see this as their ultimate goal. Eventually, we must all decide: (a) remain working within a hospital service or (b) work elsewhere ..read more
Neurology Night School
3M ago
In clinical neurology, prednisolone is used for a range of conditions: acute and chronic. Although the benefits are plain to see, the side effects should not be overlooked. The complications of steroid use largely depend ..read more
Neurology Night School
3M ago
There are several potential side effects of cranial radiotherapy. Some occur acutely whereas others are delayed. An example of a rare delayed complication is termed SMART syndrome: stroke-like migraine attacks after radi ..read more