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Capacity Determination and Advance Care Planning
https://practicalneurology.com/diseases-diagnoses/alzheimer-disease-dementias/capacity-determination-and-advance-care-planning/35441/Neurologists require sufficient understanding of decision-making capacity and advance care planning to ensure they are equipped to guide a patient through the disease process effectively and appropriately.Olfactory Testing in the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Neuro-Degenerative Disorders
https://practicalneurology.com/diseases-diagnoses/alzheimer-disease-dementias/PN0809_02-php/30894/Olfactory testing can be a convenient and relatively inexpensive method to gather supporting information for the diagnosis of neuro-degenerative diseases.Sports Concussion and the Clinical Neurologist, Part II
https://practicalneurology.com/columns/practice-management/sports-concussion-and-the-clinical-neurologist-part-ii/30788/Neurologists, who increasingly will confront patients diagnosed with sports concussion, must be adept at identifying and managing the condition. Part II of a series reviews screening modalitiesPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder Following TBI and the Neurologic-Psychiatric Borderland
https://practicalneurology.com/diseases-diagnoses/tbi/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-following-tbi-and-the-neurologic-psychiatric-borderland/30385/Increasing data suggest an overlap of neurologic and psychiatric elements in traumatic brain injury.Mental Health and Parkinson's Disease
https://practicalneurology.com/diseases-diagnoses/movement-disorders/mental-health-and-parkinsons-disease/30246/Assessing and addressing mental health in patients and care partners improves quality of life.Viewpoints: Assessing Disorders of Consciousness
https://practicalneurology.com/diseases-diagnoses/stroke/viewpoints-assessing-disorders-of-consciousness/30649/Patients with disorders of consciousness can have a wide range of underlying brain functions and therefore require a detailed, expert exam to ensure accurate diagnosis.MELAS: A Tricky Disease with an Easy Diagnostic Test
https://practicalneurology.com/diseases-diagnoses/stroke/melas-a-tricky-disease-with-an-easy-diagnostic-test/30638/MELAS (mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes) is a multisystem disorder with onset typically in childhood. Mutation in mitochondrial DNA gene MT-TL1 is cause of the disease in 80 percent.Supplementary Motor Area Glioma Presenting with Musicogenic Epilepsy: “Singing Seizures”
https://practicalneurology.com/diseases-diagnoses/epilepsy-seizures/supplementary-motor-area-glioma-presenting-with-musicogenic-epilepsy-singing-seizures/32090/Recognition of musicogenic epilepsy should prompt a standard seizure workup to include neuroimaging.Viewpoints: Can Big Data Elevate the Standard of Care in Neurology and Neurosurgery?
https://practicalneurology.com/columns/practice-management/viewpoints-can-big-data-elevate-the-standard-of-care-in-neurology-and-neurosurgery/30443/Bacterial Endocarditis and Cerebrovascular Disease
https://practicalneurology.com/diseases-diagnoses/stroke/bacterial-endocarditis-and-cerebrovascular-disease/30452/Since stroke is a frequent complication of infective endocarditis, physicians should be up-to-date on the latest developments in diagnosis and management.