The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh held its latest Neurology Symposium on 9 November 2006.The topics, summarised in this report, included useful clinical approaches to some common neurological problems (blackouts, dizziness, headache, and functional symptoms), original basic and clinical research on subarachnoid haemorrhage, a discussion of exciting new advances made in multiple sclerosis over the last 10 years, and current thinking on the management of Parkinson’s disease. Finally, a debate on the controversial issue of the role of NICE in neurology concluded that NICE had not enhanced the care of neurological patients in the UK. However, there was a general consensus that
there is an important role for an organisation to appraise neurological healthcare interventions.
