More news from the World Federation of Neurology XVII World Congress: Lunacy revisited — persistent suspicion about the relationship of the full moon to psychiatric and neurological distress is usually scoffed at by medical professionals. A Florida neurologist describes a case where a patient’s seizure disorder is destabilized each month by the full moon. Laboratory testing confirms the significant contrasts in this man’s seizure incidence around the lunar cycle. Other neurologists continue to scoff. Tidal effects of gravity on bodily fluids are often suggested as a physiological basis for full moon effects. One conference respondent also wonders about moonlight-induced sleep deprivation. Suffice it to say we have no good explanations yet… BioMedNet [registration required]