"Less is better"-always true?
Franca DicuonzoStefano PurciarielloStefano AndrescianiAurora De MarcoAntonio ColamariaAntonio CalacePublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2019)
The present case is therefore a good example of overtreatment which may lead to delicate questions, investigating any possible mistakes in the diagnosis procedure as well as the role that defensive medicine is playing nowadays on medical procedures and the economic impact that all this can have on our healthcare system. In the end, we may ask ourselves: is "less" better or is "more" always "more?"
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