Peter Paisley,Mick Serpell
Peter Paisley
Neuropathic pain can be considered to be a clinical syndrome with multiple causes ranging from damage to peripheral nerve pathways as the level of peripheral nociceptors to abnormalities in the cortical neurons in the brain. It is defined a...
Review
The Practitioner. 2016 Sep;260(1796):11-5. DOI: 2016
Jez Thompson
Jez Thompson
Editorial
The Practitioner. 2016 Dec;260(1796):5. DOI: 2016
Alice SM Tidman
Alice SM Tidman
More than 200 hereditary cancer susceptibility syndromes have been described, and it is thought that they account for 5-10% of all cancers. Many have dermatological manifestations (usually lesions, occasionally rashes) which frequently prec...
Joanna Ulley,Ahmed H Abdelhafiz
Joanna Ulley
The greatest proportional increase in the number of people with diabetes by age group is predicted to occur in those aged 60 to 79. In older people living with diabetes, geriatric syndromes, which indicate frailty, are emerging as a third c...
Vyara Valkanova,Klaus P Ebmeier,Charlotte L Allan
Vyara Valkanova
Depression and dementia are both common conditions in older people, and they frequently occur together. Late life depression affects about 3.0-4.5% of adults aged 65 and older. Depression occurs in up to 20% of patients with Alzheimer’s di...
Comment
The Practitioner. 2017 Jan;261(1800):11-5. DOI: 2017
Jez Thompson
Jez Thompson
Editorial
The Practitioner. 2017 Jan;261(1800):5. DOI: 2017
Ralf E Harskamp,Odile B Thole,Izaäk Moggré
Ralf E Harskamp
In general practice palpitations are reported in around 8 per 1,000 persons per year. The differential diagnosis includes cardiac and psychiatric causes, as well as numerous others e.g. anaemia, hyperthyroidism, prescribed medication, caffe...
Raveen Kaur Sandher,Jonathan Aning
Raveen Kaur Sandher
Androgens play a crucial role in bone, muscle and fat metabolism, erythropoiesis and cognitive health. In men aged 40-79 years the incidence of biochemical deficiency and symptomatic hypogonadism is 2.1-5.7%. Decreased libido or reduced fre...
Review
The Practitioner. 2017 Apr;261(1803):19-22. DOI: 2017
Tom Stonier,Nick Simson,Ben Challacombe
Tom Stonier
Although the incidence of testicular cancer has increased over the past few decades, testicular tumours are still rare and many GPs will only see one or two new diagnoses in their career. In one UK study, out of 845 patients who had been re...
Matthew Lockyer
Matthew Lockyer
Editorial
The Practitioner. 2017 Apr;261(1803):5. DOI: 2017