Neurology

This case highlights the severe and often irreversible nerve damage arising from toilet bowl palsy

Gregory J Wilson MB BS · George T John MD, DM, FRCP, FRACP

An unsuspected neck injury sustained during an amusement ride

Monica S Badve MB BS, FRACP · Sandeep Bhuta MB BS, FRANZCR

Do we need to change the way body-contact sports are played and administered?

John W Orchard MD, PhD, FACSP

NBOMes are hallucinogenic substances that have recently become available as drugs of misuse

Geoffrey K Isbister BSc, FACEM, MD · Alphonse Poklis PhD · Justin L Poklis BSc · Jeffrey Grice PhD

We are experiencing an exciting era in the treatment of multiple sclerosis

Simon A Broadley MB ChB, PhD, FRACP · Michael H Barnett MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Mike Boggild MD, MRCP, FRACP · Bruce J Brew MD, FRACP, FAAN · Helmut Butzkueven MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Robert Heard MD, FRCP, FRACP · Suzanne Hodgkinson MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Allan G Kermode MD, FRACP, FRCP · Jeannette Lechner-Scott MD, PhD, FRACP · Richard AL Macdonell MD, FRACP, FAFRM(RACP) · Mark Marriott MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP · Deborah F Mason MB ChB, FRACP · John Parratt MB ChB, MD, FRACP · Stephen W Reddel MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Cameron P Shaw MB BS(Hons), FRACP · Mark Slee MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Judith M Spies MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Bruce V Taylor MB BS, MD, FRACP · William M Carroll MB BS, MD, FRACP · Trevor J Kilpatrick MB BS, PhD, FRACP · John King MB BS MD FRACP · Pamela A McCombe MB BS, PhD, FRACP · John D Pollard MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Ernest Willoughby MB ChB, FRACP

Some high-burden areas of disease fall short in research efforts

Jacquelyne Lam MPharm, BSc · Sarah J Lord MB BS, MS, FRACGP · Kylie E Hunter BA(Human Movement)(Hons), BA(Indonesian) · R John Simes MB BS(Hons), MD, FRACP · Thuyen Vu BSc · Lisa M Askie PhD, MPH, BN

Linked data show that readmission to hospital is common for patients with stroke or TIA

Monique F Kilkenny MPH, GDipEpiBiostats, BAppSc(MRA) · Helen M Dewey MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Vijaya Sundararajan BA(Hons), MD, MPH · Nadine E Andrew PhD, MPH, BAppSc(Physio) · Natasha Lannin PhD, GradDip(CaseMgmt), BSc(OT) · Craig S Anderson MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Geoffrey A Donnan MB BS, MD, FRACP · Dominique A Cadilhac PhD, MPH, BN

How should we redesign our stroke services in light of neurointerventional advances?

Richard I Lindley MD, FRCP(Edin), FRACP · Christopher R Levi BMedSci, MB BS, FRACP

The first imported case of Lyme neuroborreliosis in Australia highlights the importance of a thorough travel history in a patient presenting with chronic meningoencephalitis

Shradha Subedi MB ChB · David J Dickeson BSc, MPH · James M Branley FRACP, FRCPA, DTM

A summary of a position paper for Australian and New Zealand practitioners

Philip N Britton BMedSci, MB BS, FRACP · Keith Eastwood DrPH, MAppEpi, BAppSci · Bruce J Brew MB BS, MD, FRACP · Yusuf Nagree MB BS, FACEM, MBA(E) · Cheryl A Jones MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP

Party drugs are not always what they claim to be

David S McCutcheon MB BS, FACEM · Francois J Oosthuizen BSc(Hons), MSc,PhD · Kerry A Hoggett MB BS, GCertClinTox, FACEM · Daniel M Fatovich MB BS, FACEM, PhD

A rare syndrome secondary to a rare condition

Shereen Paramalingam MB BS · Yi J Kuok MB BS, RANZCR

A gardener experiences the power of an ancient alkaloid

Chris Plummer FRACP, PhD · Adam Dangoor MRCP, MD

Use of diversionary devices, such as the flash-bang grenades used in the Sydney siege, comes with risks to vision and hearing

Annette K Hoskin BOptom, MBA · Marcus D Atlas MB BS, FRACS · David A Mackey MD, FRANZCO

Firearms control in Australia is not the responsibility of the medical profession

Matthew M Large BSc(Med), MB BS, FRANZCP

In reply: Doctors will use their clinical judgement to identify patients whose access to firearms poses a risk

Anne P F Wand MB BS, MPsych, FRANZCP · Carmelle Peisah MB BS(Hons), MD, FRANZCP

A potentially important option for patients with Huntington disease that warrants further study

Chris Tuckfield MB BS(Hons), MPhil

The main aim is to maintain quality of life throughout the illness

Victor S C Fung MB BS, PhD, FRACP

Diagnosis, prevention and intervention to reduce risk

John McCallum

The first reported incident and successful treatment of acute parkinsonism following melioidosis

Choon Seong Ng MB BS · Shahrul Azmin MB ChB, MMed · Zhe Kang Law MD, MRCP · Ramesh Sahathevan MD, MMed, PhD · Wan Nur Nafisah Wan Yahya MB BCh, BAO, MMed · Rabani Remli MB ChB, MIntMed · Petrick Periyasamy MD, MMed · Norlinah Mohd Ibrahim MB BCh, BAO, MRCP · Hui Jan Tan MMed, MRCP

There is growing evidence that medications with anti-TNF-alpha activity may have a role in immunocompetent individuals

James S Molton MB BS, BSc, FRACP · Paul J Huggan BSc(Hons), MB ChB · Sophia Archuleta MD

Emergency department data can be useful for monitoring enterovirus infections

Alexis Zander BDS, MPhilPH, MFDS · Philip N Britton BMedSci, MB BS, FRACP · Tina Navin BSc, MBiostat · Emily Horsley MB BS, MPH · Sean Tobin BM BS, MPH, FAFPHM · Jeremy M McAnulty MB BS, MPH

Telehealth enables the severely disabled to receive continued support from experienced personnel

Robert D Henderson · Nicole Hutchinson · James A Douglas · Carol Douglas

How does prescribing practice to prevent another stroke measure up against recommendations?

Janet K Sluggett BPharm(Hons), GDipClinEpid · Gillian E Caughey BSc(Hons), PhD · Michael B Ward BPharm(Hons), PhD · Andrew L Gilbert PhD, DipAppPsych, BPharm