Monthly Archives: May 2013

NBA Releases Summary of its Concussion Policy

By Brett Pollakoff May 18, 2013, 9:30 AM EDT from www.nbcsports.com The NBA has had a concussion policy in place for the past 18 months, and while all teams have been made aware of the details, they haven’t been publicly available until now. … Continue reading

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Concussion epidemic linked to underreported US military suicide – study

New research suggests a link between concussions and suicide in the US military, two frighteningly common issues that the Armed Forces have struggled to explain and curtail since rates started soaring 12 years ago. Earlier this year the military released … Continue reading

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North Shore-Lenox Hill Hospital Neurology Grand Rounds on May 21, 2013 Topic: Panic, Separation Anxiety, Suffocation False Alarms and Endogenous Opioids: How panic research can inform clinical neurology.

I will be giving North Shore-Lenox Hill Hospital Neurology Grand Rounds on May 21, 2013 – all invited! Topic:    Panic, Separation Anxiety, Suffocation False Alarms and Endogenous Opioids: How panic research can inform clinical neurology.  Speaker:  Maurice Preter, MD Date:          5/21/2013 … Continue reading

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Fetal antiepileptic drug exposure and cognitive outcomes at age 6 years (NEAD study): a prospective observational study : The Lancet Neurology

The Lancet Neurology, Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages 244 – 252, March 2013 Published Online: 23 January 2013 Fetal antiepileptic drug exposure and cognitive outcomes at age 6 years (NEAD study): a prospective observational study Prof Kimford J Meador MD … Continue reading

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Job creation (paying jobs, that is) anyone? Suicide Among Adults Aged 35–64 Years — United States, 1999–2010

Job creation (paying jobs, that is) anyone? From the CDC: Suicide Among Adults Aged 35–64 Years — United States, 1999–2010. Suicide Among Adults Aged 35–64 Years — United States, 1999–2010 Weekly May 3, 2013 / 62(17);321-325 Suicide is an increasing … Continue reading

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Maurice Preter, MD

Maurice Preter, MD is a European and U.S. educated psychiatrist, psychotherapist, psychopharmacologist, neurologist, and medical-legal expert in private practice in Manhattan. He is also the principal of Fifth Avenue Concierge Medicine, PLLC, a medical concierge service and health advisory for select individuals and families.