February 1, 2000Open Access

Do medically unexplained symptoms matter? A prospective cohort study of 300 new referrals to neurology outpatient clinics

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Abstract

One third of new referrals to general neurology clinics have symptoms that are poorly explained by identifiable organic disease. These patients were disabled and distressed. They deserve more attention.

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Alan Carson (Tue,) studied this question.

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