Oligoclonal bands, methotrexate use, and inconclusive cases - Editors’ Highlights October 2024

<p>The surgical sieve and Occam's razor may sound like familiar diagnostic metaphors, but what about Crabtree's bludgeon? These are just a few of the tools touched on by journal editors Prof. Philip Smith and Dr. Geraint Fuller, as they discuss the October 2024 issue of Practical Neurology. They cover recent publications on oligoclonal bands, neurotoxicology, methotrexate, carotid artery disease, epilepsy surgery, and how unsolved cases remain part of the "art of neurology". To finish, there is a conversation on the topic of neurology podcasts themselves. </p> <p>Read the issue: <a href='https://pn.bmj.com/content/24/5'>https://pn.bmj.com/content/24/5</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Further reading:</p> <p><a href='https://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d7769'>The BMJ - What Three Wise Men have to say about diagnosis</a></p> <p><a href='https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/75/suppl_3/iii29'>JNNP - Neurotoxicology: what the neurologist needs to know</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Please subscribe to the Practical Neurol...