Conservative Management of Neurophobia – Evaluation of Effective Ways to Minimize the Fear of Neurology in Clinical Stages of Medical Education (P3-15.003)

Olga Thon; Pratit Patel; Ana Letícia Fornari Caprara; Mary Penckofer; Lori Hanneman; Joseph Campellone; Larisa Syrow; Evren Burakgazi; Jesse Thon

doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000216315

June 9, 2026Neurology

Conservative Management of Neurophobia – Evaluation of Effective Ways to Minimize the Fear of Neurology in Clinical Stages of Medical Education (P3-15.003)

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Key Points

The aim is to evaluate if specific changes to the neurology clerkship can alleviate anxiety related to neurology subjects among medical students.
Third-year medical students participated in a neurology clerkship with revised components.
Assessment focused on changes in levels of neurophobia pre- and post-intervention.
Evaluation utilized surveys to measure fear and anxiety associated with neurology.
Targeted revisions led to a significant decrease in neurophobia scores among participants.
Survey results indicated improved confidence in neurology topics post-clerkship.
Feedback highlighted the effectiveness of the revised educational strategies.

Implication

Assesses targeted revisions to reduce neurophobia in medical students, suggesting effective educational strategies.

Abstract

To assess whether targeted revisions to the neurology clerkship reduce “neurophobia”—fear or anxiety toward neurology—among third-year medical students.

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Thon et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Conservative Management of Neurophobia – Evaluation of Effective Ways to Minimize the Fear of Neurology in Clinical Stages of Medical Education (P3-15.003)

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Discussion

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Conservative Management of Neurophobia – Evaluation of Effective Ways to Minimize the Fear of Neurology in Clinical Stages of Medical Education (P3-15.003)

Key Points

Implication

Abstract

Discussion

Cite This Study

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