title: Looking for clues.
abstract: At certain moments in clinical practice, one can seem to possess the powers of a Sherlock Holmes to search out clues and deduce the diagnosis. Many neurologists are aware of links between the workings of detective fiction and the methods of problem-solving in neurological cases. One similarity concerns the professional counterpart of the conventional detective story, the single case report.
authors.affiliation: Neurosciences Department, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia. peter.kempster@southernhealth.org.au
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kempster
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008091:Literature; D009422:Nervous System Diseases; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*