The clinical practice of neurogenetics is complex, challenging, and rewarding. Several guidelines are helpful. This article briefly focuses on 8 aspects of clinical neurogenetics, namely (1) factors suggesting the presence of a genetic disease, (2) nonspecific categories that may be hiding neurogenetic diseases, (3) importance of family history, (4) assessment of sporadic cases, (5) genetic counseling, (6) genetic testing, (7) available information resources, and (8) integration of the clinical neurogenetic strategy.
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