6 results match your criteria: "Medicolegal Neurology: Overview"

Subspecialty consultations are becoming highly prevalent in hospital medicine, due to an ageing population with multimorbid conditions and increasingly complex care needs, as well as medicolegal fears that lead to widespread defensive medical practices. Although timely subspecialty consultations in the appropriate clinical context have been found to improve clinical outcomes, there remains a significant proportion of specialty referrals in hospital medicine which are inappropriate, excessive, or do not add value to patient care. In this article, we sought to provide an overview of the common problems pertaining to excessive quantity and suboptimal quality of inpatient subspecialty consultations made in real-world practice and highlight their implications for healthcare financing and patient care.

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  • Chronic liver disease (CLD) is common and often goes unnoticed, with many individuals having subclinical symptoms that can still be significant.
  • CLD affects various bodily functions, impacting factors like blood platelets and clotting, which are relevant to stroke risk and outcomes.
  • This review aims to summarize how CLD and stroke are interconnected, providing updated insights for neurologists and treatment recommendations for patients experiencing both conditions.
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  • * It reviews notable legal cases in the UK regarding DNC, particularly the case of Archie Battersbee, who was initially deemed dead by neurologic criteria but later found to be in a vegetative state.
  • * Finally, it discusses the ethical dilemmas that arise from medicolegal challenges to DNC in the UK, comparing how these issues are managed differently in the USA.
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Medical Cannabis.

Mayo Clin Proc

December 2018

Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

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  • The legal landscape of medical marijuana is changing quickly in the U.S., prompting clinicians to get more involved in discussions about it with patients.* ! -
  • Clinicians need to be informed about the medical aspects of cannabis, including its benefits, risks, and potential for abuse, to effectively counsel patients.* ! -
  • This review targets both general and specialty practitioners, offering a comprehensive overview that aids in understanding the current knowledge and legalities surrounding medical cannabis.* !
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Purpose: Spinal disorders, including back and neck pain, are major causes of disability, economic hardship, and morbidity, especially in underserved communities and low- and middle-income countries. Currently, there is no model of care to address this issue. This paper provides an overview of the papers from the Global Spine Care Initiative (GSCI), which was convened to develop an evidence-based, practical, and sustainable, spinal healthcare model for communities around the world with various levels of resources.

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Overview of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias: Nosologic Evolution, Diagnosis, and Management.

Ann Indian Acad Neurol

April 2018

Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Kings College London, United Kingdom.

The term trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs) encompasses four primary headache disorders - cluster headache, paroxysmal hemicrania (PH), hemicrania continua (HC), short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT)/short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with cranial autonomic symptoms (SUNA). All of these except HC are characterized by short-lasting headaches. HC is characterized by a continuous unilateral headache that waxes and wanes in its intensity without complete resolution.

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