EMJ Neurology 8.1 2020

Patients can present with chief complaints and symptoms that differ from the eventual diagnoses. The differences between aetiologies versus complications must be appreciated through careful evaluation and use of clinical investigations, laboratory testing, trial of hypotheses, and clinical gestalt.

Diencephalic syndrome (DS), first described by Russell in 1951, is a rare cause of failure to thrive in infants and young children with preservation of linear growth.

Cathy Stinear shared her thoughts and experiences within the field of neuroscience, focusing on the challenges of stroke recovery, changes within the field, and her role as Chair of the Neurological Foundation of New Zealand’s Council.

Non-dystrophic myotonias (NDM) are a group of rare muscle disorders with a reported prevalence of 0.75−1.7 per 100,000 population (Figure 1).