TY - JOUR T1 - Highlights from this issue JF - Practical Neurology JO - Pract Neurol SP - 1 LP - 1 DO - 10.1136/practneurol-2015-001358 VL - 16 IS - 1 AU - Phil Smith AU - Geraint N Fuller Y1 - 2016/02/01 UR - http://pn.bmj.com/content/16/1/1.abstract N2 - Practical Neurology aims to help neurologists in clinical practice and to help our patients. But which of the articles we publish in Practical Neurology are the most useful to you the reader? This seemingly simple question vexes us editors considerably. In other journals, the drive is to publish first descriptions, major trials, consensus papers of disease definitions, or any paper that will be highly cited to increase the journal's impact factor: the ‘bottom line’ for most academic publications. Practical Neurology's ‘bottom line’ is less clear cut and depends on what you find most useful… that vexatious question again.We think our reviews, of both specific topics and of techniques (such as ‘How to understand it’), probably are most useful, though recognise their impact will vary. We think reviews of common disorders—such as that of functional disorders … ER -