Staying on the surface.
Every neurologist needs to develop an effective technique to diagnose and manage non-organic disorders, although there are different ways to go about it. The complex relationship that exists between functional and organic illness is an inescapable theme in daily neurological practice. Usually, it is better to read these case stories by examining their surface detail rather than to try to understand their psychological depth.
Neurosciences Department, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia. peter.kempster@southernhealth.org.au
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D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D009462:Neurology / Q000379:methods*