Neuroliterature Patients, Doctors, Diseases

AJ Larner MD MRCP(UK) DHMSA PhD Consultant Neurologist, Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, L9 7LJ, United Kingdom Society of Apothecaries’ Honorary Lecturer in the History of Medicine, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. e-mail: [email protected]

An exploration of the interrelationships between neurology and literature, hence “neuroliterature”. Both literary and clinical accounts share narrative structure, and the former may inform a clinician’s understanding of the patient experience of disease.Most of these occasional pieces, published over a period of almost 20 years and brought together for the first time in this volume, explore the interrelationships between neurology and literature, hence “neuroliterature”. Both literary and clinical accounts share narrative structure, and the former may inform a clinician’s understanding of the patient experience of disease. Creative writers without medical training may describe neurological disorders based on their careful observations of the human condition, permitting a fruitful exchange of ideas in this interdisciplinary subject area. This book may be of interest to both practising clinicians and students of literature.