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Brain and nerves — headache, migraine, dementia, neuropathy.
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Guillain-Barré syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome: recognising ascending paralysis in general practice
Guillain-Barré syndrome is a neurological emergency. Learn to recognise ascending weakness, when to transfer urgently, and how IVIg and plasma exchange work.
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Motor neuron disease (ALS/MND)
Motor neuron disease (MND/ALS) — an Australian patient's guide
What MND is, how it's diagnosed, treatments available in Australia, multidisciplinary care, and planning ahead — the general practice perspective.
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Trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia: diagnosis, management, and the AU general practice role
Trigeminal neuralgia in Australian general practice — ICHD-3 diagnosis, mandatory MRI, PBS carbamazepine, surgical options, and suicide-risk screening.
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Dysphagia — oropharyngeal and oesophageal
Dysphagia workup: localising and investigating difficulty swallowing
How Australian GPs localise dysphagia (oropharyngeal vs oesophageal), recognise red flags, and investigate — with the AU referral and investigation pathway.
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Vestibular migraine
Vestibular migraine — recurring vertigo and its migraine connection
Vestibular migraine is the commonest cause of recurring spontaneous vertigo. GP guide to diagnosis, AU treatment, PBS options, and vestibular rehabilitation.
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Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS): the AU general practice approach
CRPS — Budapest criteria, why early multidisciplinary treatment matters, physiotherapy and psychology evidence, and AU referral pathways.
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Paediatric ADHD and autism spectrum disorder
Paediatric ADHD and autism: diagnosis, treatment and AU pathways
ADHD and autism in children — AU diagnosis, behavioural therapy, stimulant prescribing, NDIS Early Childhood Approach, school support and GP shared care.
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Autism spectrum disorder (late-diagnosed adult)
Adult autism diagnosis: late-recognised, correctly identified, well-supported
Autism in adults is frequently missed — especially in women. How a general practitioner approaches screening, referral, and support in AU.
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Spinal stenosis (lumbar and cervical)
Spinal stenosis: lumbar and cervical — the Australian general practice approach
Neurogenic claudication, cervical myelopathy, conservative management, and surgical referral criteria for spinal stenosis in Australian general practice.
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Hearing loss
Hearing loss: assessment and management — the AU general practice approach
Hearing loss in Australia — sudden SNHL emergency, presbycusis, paediatric OME, cochlear implants, and the Commonwealth Hearing Services Program.
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Headache — primary and secondary
Headache: red-flag screening and workup — the AU general-practice approach
Headaches in general practice — SNOOP10 red-flag framework, when to image, dangerous secondary causes, and primary headache management.
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Cluster headache
Cluster headache: acute care and prevention — the AU GP approach
Cluster headache — why oxygen is first-line for attacks, how verapamil is titrated safely, when to image, and the Australian general practice pathway.
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Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis: GP shared care, DMTs, and symptom management in Australia
How Australian GPs recognise MS relapses, co-manage disease-modifying therapy, and support patients through symptom management and NDIS access.
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Concussion and mild traumatic brain injury
Concussion: graded return, red flags, and the Australian GP approach
Concussion in Australian general practice — red flag screening, graded return-to-sport, persistent post-concussion symptoms, and when to refer.
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Delirium
Delirium: recognising acute confusion in older patients — the AU approach
Delirium — acute fluctuating confusion in older patients. How to use CAM and 4AT screening, find the cause, and manage safely per AU clinical care standards.
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Epilepsy and seizures
Epilepsy and first seizure: the Australian general practice approach
ILAE seizure classification, first-seizure workup, ASM choice, valproate teratogenicity, Austroads driving rules, and SUDEP in Australian general practice.
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Migraine, tension-type headache, and medication-overuse headache
Migraine and tension headache: treatment, prevention and warning signs
Migraine and tension headache in AU general practice — acute treatment, when to prevent, CGRP therapies on PBS, and red flags requiring urgent assessment.
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Chronic non-cancer pain
Chronic non-cancer pain: the biopsychosocial approach in AU general practice
Chronic non-cancer pain — biopsychosocial management first, opioid avoidance, SafeScript checks, and multidisciplinary care pathways in AU general practice.
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Bell's palsy
Bell's palsy: steroid within 72 hours, protect the eye, watch for stroke
Bell's palsy — how to distinguish it from stroke, why prednisolone timing matters, essential eye care, and the AU general practice pathway for recovery.
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Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and vestibular neuritis
Vertigo: BPPV, vestibular neuritis, and when vertigo means stroke
BPPV and vestibular neuritis — Dix-Hallpike diagnosis, Epley canalith repositioning, the HiNTS exam to exclude stroke, and the AU general practice pathway.
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Neuropathic pain
Neuropathic pain: first-line agents and AU prescribing rules
Neuropathic pain in AU general practice — DN4 screening, TCA and duloxetine first-line, PBS Authority for pregabalin, SafeScript, and multidisciplinary care.
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Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease: diagnosis, treatment and GP coordination in Australia
Parkinson's disease — how GPs recognise the cardinal signs, distinguish mimics, coordinate levodopa therapy, and manage non-motor features.
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Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy: assessment and management in Australian general practice
Peripheral neuropathy — causes, GP workup, neuropathic pain pharmacotherapy, diabetic foot care, and when to refer in Australian general practice.
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Dementia (Alzheimer's disease, vascular, Lewy body, frontotemporal)
Dementia: cognitive assessment, treatment options, and coordinated care in AU
Dementia — cognitive screening, Alzheimer's and other subtypes, cholinesterase inhibitors, the 2025 anti-amyloid drugs, BPSD, and the My Aged Care pathway.
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Migraine
Migraine: AU general practice in the CGRP era
Migraine — acute treatment, prevention, the CGRP biologics era, AU PBS criteria, and when to escalate to neurology.