TY - JOUR T1 - An embarrassing handicap JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 86 LP - 86 DO - 10.3399/bjgp17X694709 VL - 68 IS - 667 AU - Robert E Stewart Y1 - 2018/02/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/68/667/86.abstract N2 - Opening my BMJ a few years ago I was delighted to read that a disability which had caused me considerable distress all my life was a recognised condition with an imposing title called ‘PROSOPAGNOSIA’. This word is derived from the Greek prosopon — face and agnosia — not knowing. (The internet uses a name that is easier to spell viz. ‘Face Blindness’.) This difficulty in recognising patients and colleagues has caused me endless problems as a family doctor.When I started general practice in the 1950s there were no … ER -