Replying to @DrLKVaughan
I think what non medics fail to understand is that history taking is THE skill. It s not simply asking questions but it’s interrogating hypotheses based on background knowledge of possibilities
Alan Carson
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Alan Carson
@AlanCarson15
Neuropsychiatrist Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Professor University of Edinburgh, past-President of FND Society and of BNPA
Joined June 2015
- One of the ironic features of this sad state of affairs is that if a doctor showed a similar degree of inability to reflect or respond to criticism it would be viewed as a problem behaviour at appraisalToday we have responded to the BMA, strongly rejecting the basis on which they have proposed to bring legal proceedings. You can read our statement on our website - gmc-uk.org/news/news-arch…
- Recognising and explaining functional neurological disorder | The BMJ. Our guide to FUnctional Neurological Disorders in primary care
- The Cass review was thoughtful and considered- it acknowledges the grey areas and most notably doesnt say half the things attributed to it. For the BMA to disavow it would be a serious lapse in judgement- energy far better spent campaigning for better care for trans kidsNEW: The governing body of the doctors’ union - the BMA - will vote tomorrow on a motion to ‘disavow’ the Cass Review into the care provided to gender-questioning children and young people. Exclusive by me for the @NewStatesman newstatesman.com/politics/healt…
- Mortality in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures | Neurology. Important paper. PNES same mortality rate as drug resistant epilepsy- we found hints of this in our SNSS study. Lets start taking this as seriously as it deserves
- Functional cognitive disorders: a systematic review - The Lancet Psychiatry. @LauraMCW made a fantastic effort on this paper; I hope it has the impact it merits. We think this is important for anyone working in fields of dementia or brain injury. thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/…
- Replying to @SkyNewsBreak@AlbertoCostaMP well done for acting with decency and trying to protect rights of brits in europe and europeans who have done us the honour of choosing to live here. Seems @Anna_Soubry was on the money with her comments on @theresa_may and immigration
- Functional Neurological Disorder in people with Long-Covid: A Systematic Review - PubMed
- Our comments on dualism and FND in this months World Psychiatry
- First day of walking through front door of our new neuroscience hospital- there have been some well publicised teething problems- but the end result is pretty bangin’
- Psychiatric sequelae of traumatic brain injury — future directions in research | Nature Reviews Neurology. Pleased to see this out- the wonderful @NeuroDocLucia did the heavy lifting nature.com/articles/s4158…
- With our team from Edinburgh University Functional Neurological Disorders Research Group at end on FND Verona 2024 ( we love an FRG bambino)
