I’m currently working as a junior doctor in a subacute hospital, on the Neurology Ward. Our in-patients come in for symptom management, and sometimes end of life care. Conditions include motor neuron disease, Huntington’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and the Parkinson Plus ‘three ugly sisters’ (although I’ve only seen MSA & PSP in my time here). […]
Month: January 2014
Feeling hot hot hot!
Happy new year! I’m typing this blog on the living room floor, under the air con. The south-east of Australia is in the middle of a heat wave; my home town had four consecutive days with temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius (that’s over 104 degrees Fahrenheit for those playing in other parts of the world). […]
Below the surface
Dr Susanna Park reviews the recent JNNP hits: Condensed in this word cloud is the year 2013……as seen in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. From the abstracts of original research papers and reviews from the Journal in 2013, the 150 most commonly used words are depicted graphically, with the most frequently […]