Brain, Vol. 122, No. 3, 584,
March 1999
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PROGNOSIS IN NEUROLOGY.
Edited by James M. Gilchrist. 1998. Pp. 473. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann. Price £55. ISBN 0-7506-98888..
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One of the fundamental roles of a neurologist is counselling patients about their future, for both diseases for which treatment is available and those where none exists. Diagnostic skills are acquired early in training and, with time, can be delegated. However, depth of experience is a prerequisite for accurate, informed and sensitive advice about prognosis. The preface to this book claims