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In this issue we are starting a new series called "What to do ...". Like all really good ideas I have taken up in my life, this one didn’t come from me—I think it was from an Editorial Board meeting. We all need to know what to do when the going gets tough, in this context of being a practical neurologist. You could go to a large textbook, but those monster door stops do not usually have a section like this among the traditional headings of "epidemiology", "pathology", "clinical features", "differential diagnosis", "investigations", "prognosis" and "management". PubMed and Medline may lead you to up-to-date review articles, but these tend to be too scientific and not all that helpful. If you had a few weeks to spare you could do a full frontal systematic review of the literature, but this is not a serious option unless you are a true disciple . . . [Full text of this article]

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