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    Tag: Neurology

    Does headshaking after a collision on the sports field indicate concussion? Researchers say yes

    October 24, 2024

    In countless cartoons and choreographed TV wrestling, a thump to the head is inevitably followed by the victim performing a quick side-to-side recovery shake. Now,…

    Dog food, valium and a V8: My night shift in the ‘badlands’ of Adelaide

    October 21, 2024

    As part of AusDoc’s 40th anniversary, we have been publishing stories by readers about their most memorable day as a doctor. This account, by Dr Ralph…

    A GP guide to Botox for movement disorders

    October 19, 2024

    Need to know: Botulinum toxin has been utilised in the treatment of movement disorders since the 1980s. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering the…

    ‘Exceptional circumstances’: Doctors ordered to continue woman’s futile life support

    October 11, 2024

    A court has ordered doctors to keep treating a woman they deem to have irreversible brain damage, while her family attempt to raise over $400,000 to…

    Dr William Russell Pridgeon

    Tribunal warns medical board about the presumption of guilt as it overturns another emergency suspension

    September 25, 2024

    The suspension of doctors under the Medical Board of Australia’s emergency powers has become a vexed topic. These powers are meant to be employed in…

    A GP guide to long COVID ‘brain fog’

    September 21, 2024

    This article focuses of the cognitive components of long COVID, also known as ‘brain fog’. It complements a previous How to Treat on post-infective fatigue…

    Acute kidney injury linked to increased risk of dementia

    September 2, 2024

    Acute kidney injury can increase the risk of a subsequent dementia diagnosis by more than 50%, a population-based cohort study suggests. Preclinical studies have previously…

    Consider trialling triptans when headaches affect daily activities, neurologist urges

    August 12, 2024

    A neurologist is encouraging GPs to consider trialling triptans for headaches that affect day-to-day function even without “show stopper” migraine symptoms. Dr Bronwyn Jenkins, a…

    The gentle probe of the tongue that changed a patient’s diagnosis and my perspective on medicine

    August 8, 2024

    “Dance with the one who brought you.” This phrase is often attributed to legendary American football coach Darrell Royal. There have been lots of interpretations…

    Consider Shingrix for varicella-vaccinated patients: ATAGI proposal

    July 30, 2024

    Adults who have received an indicated varicella vaccine should be eligible for the recombinant herpes zoster vaccine Shringrix, according to ATAGI. The Australian Immunisation Handbook…

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