Hot topics in risk management in neurologic practice.

Caring for patients with neurologic disease requires an understanding of certain aspects of civil law, especially in selected types of interaction between physicians and neurologic patients. This article provides a brief survey of the areas of obtaining informed consent, treatment of acute stroke with tissue plasminogen activator, reporting drivers with dementia or epilepsy, and assessing the capacity to vote for those with dementia. Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.