Tag: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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The paradox of neurology
Panayiota AntypasLaunceston, Tasmania, Australia Neurologists occupy a liminal zone, oscillating between a fascination with the complexity of the nervous system and an understanding of the devastating impact these diseases have on patients’ lives. During my medical student elective, I became immersed in this duality. Neurology is characterized by paradoxes—hope and suffering, certainty and uncertainty, vulnerability…
