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    Tag: Neurology

    Medical Must-See: Doctors face a diagnosis out of left field

    July 11, 2025

    Turkish doctors have diagnosed a 43-year-old woman with Harlequin syndrome â€” a rare condition that causes one side of the face to flush and sweat while…

    A GP guide to pre-eclampsia screening

    July 5, 2025

    Need to know: Pre-eclampsia is a multisystem disorder that typically affects 2-5% of pregnant women and is one of the leading global causes of maternal…

    Flu quadruples risk of stroke in next 28 days, Aussie meta-analysis finds

    June 30, 2025

    Patients with influenza have a 4.7-fold increased risk of stroke in the 28 days since initial infection, according to a new meta-analysis. Published in Cardiovascular…

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    Let young dementia patients into aged care, says Dementia Australia

    June 23, 2025

    Kylie Miskovski.The Federal Government should give patients with younger-onset dementia the option of entering aged care, says peak body Dementia Australia. A 2020 government plan set a…

    ‘Invisible’: Traumatic brain injuries from domestic violence often missed, GP says

    June 16, 2025

    Dr Anousha Victoire remembers missing the red flags when a patient presented with her husband saying she had fallen over at home. The woman, who…

    Reassessing a teen’s epilepsy to achieve seizure freedom

    June 7, 2025

    Emma, a 19-year-old student from Melbourne, presents to an adult epilepsy specialist with a pre-existing diagnosis of an epilepsy syndrome. She has a history of…

    Mitochondrial disease and the role of the GP

    June 2, 2025
    In this explainer video, Dr Christine Wools discusses symptom management in the primary care setting

    Homemade silver remedy leaves patient with the permanent blues: Aussie case report

    May 30, 2025

    A homemade silver solution for a flu-like illness left a patient with the permanent blues after he developed argyria, SA doctors report. The 63-year old…

    Lawyer calls for patients to join class action against Blackmores’ B6 supplements

    May 30, 2025

    Lawyers are investigating a potential class action against vitamin giant Blackmores after patients who took vitamin B6 supplements allegedly developed peripheral neuropathy. Polaris Lawyers founder…

    Do doctors really withdraw life support prematurely for patients with brain injuries?

    May 28, 2025

    Medicine is about life and death, a fact starkest when doctors advise families to end life support for a loved one. These decisions are routine…

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