Brainspotting

Depression

Functional Movement Disorder in Parkinson's Disease

A.J. Lees FRCP, FRCPEd, FMedsci on March 30, 2023

Functional movement disorders can occur in association with neurological disease.

Functional movement disorders can occur in association with neurological disease.

Trauma

How to Diagnose and Treat Functional Parkinsonism

A.J. Lees FRCP, FRCPEd, FMedsci on March 13, 2023

An integrated approach to treatment offers the best chance of recovery.

An integrated approach to treatment offers the best chance of recovery.

Spirituality

Faith Healing, Jean-Martin Charcot, and Neurology

A.J. Lees FRCP, FRCPEd, FMedsci on December 5, 2022

Should neurologists, particularly those involved in the management of functional neurological disorders, scientifically investigate spiritual healing?

Should neurologists, particularly those involved in the management of functional neurological disorders, scientifically investigate spiritual healing?

Depression

The Interrelationship Between Depression and Parkinson's Disease

A.J. Lees FRCP, FRCPEd, FMedsci on October 11, 2022

Is the depression seen in people with Parkinson's disease clinically and biologically different from primary depression?

Is the depression seen in people with Parkinson's disease clinically and biologically different from primary depression?

Body Language

Noticing Eccentricities of Movement

A.J. Lees FRCP, FRCPEd, FMedsci on July 10, 2022

What are the medical and psychological causes that underlie a compulsion to walk and is it possible to see the insane?

What are the medical and psychological causes that underlie a compulsion to walk and is it possible to see the insane?

Creativity

The Art of Writing

A.J. Lees FRCP, FRCPEd, FMedsci on May 3, 2022

What is the real reason why you can't finish writing a novel?

What is the real reason why you can't finish writing a novel?

Defense Mechanisms

The Origins of Writer's Cramp

A.J. Lees FRCP, FRCPEd, FMedsci on March 30, 2022

Why do authors often get writer's block but rarely writer's cramp?

Why do authors often get writer's block but rarely writer's cramp?

Neuroscience

Agraphia: An Uncommon Presentation of a Stroke

A.J. Lees FRCP, FRCPEd, FMedsci on March 14, 2022

Which is more likely to be preserved after a stroke: writing or reading?

Which is more likely to be preserved after a stroke: writing or reading?

Intelligence

Schizophrenia and Writing

A.J. Lees FRCP, FRCPEd, FMedsci on February 28, 2022

When is the writing beyond the pale and off the wall? How to distinguish writing characteristics of people with schizophrenia.

When is the writing beyond the pale and off the wall? How to distinguish writing characteristics of people with schizophrenia.

Dementia

What Effect Does Alzheimer’s Disease Have on Writing?

A.J. Lees FRCP, FRCPEd, FMedsci on February 7, 2022

Was Gabriel García Márquez's cognitive impairment evident in his last novella? A look at the effects of dementia on writing.

Was Gabriel García Márquez's cognitive impairment evident in his last novella? A look at the effects of dementia on writing.

Nootropics

Hypergraphia: A Neglected Sign in Neurology?

A.J. Lees FRCP, FRCPEd, FMedsci on January 25, 2022

When does Poe's Midnight Disease become a Neurological Problem?

When does Poe's Midnight Disease become a Neurological Problem?

Dopamine

How Handwriting Analysis Helps Diagnose Parkinson's Disease

A.J. Lees FRCP, FRCPEd, FMedsci on January 21, 2022

What a neurologist can diagnose from reading a handwritten letter.

What a neurologist can diagnose from reading a handwritten letter.