Category Archives: Aging

Update on the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease – from the International Conference of Parkinson Disease & Movement Disorders/MDS Developing World Education Program (DWEP). Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PRC. September 30, 2016

Update on the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease – from the International Conference of Parkinson Disease & Movement Disorders/MDS Developing World Education Program (DWEP). Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PRC. September 30, 2016 Continue reading →

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Brain atrophy is already evident in patients with pre diabetes – The Maastricht Study

Key clinical point: People with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes have more white matter hyperintensities and lower white matter volume than do those with healthy glucose metabolism.

Major finding: Healthy subjects carried about 0.75 mL of white matter hyperintensities, while prediabetic subjects carried about 1.25 mL, and those with diabetes, about 2.0 mL.

Data source: The subset of the Maastricht Study comprised 2,251 subjects.

Disclosures: Dr. van Agtmaal had no financial disclosures. Continue reading →

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Multimodal randomized Functional MR imaging of the effects of Methylene Blue in the human Brain

Multimodal randomized Functional MR imaging of the effects of Methylene Blue in the human Brain A new treatment for short-term memory loss? Or radiological gadgetry? Purpose To investigate the sustained-attention and memory-enhancing neural correlates of the oral administration of methylene … Continue reading →

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Periodontitis and Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease

Periodontitis and Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease Continue reading →

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Quetiapine safety in older adults?

Quetiapine safety in older adults? Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics Volume 41,  Issue 1, pages 7–18, February 2016 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcpt.12357/abstract Abstract WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE: Quetiapine is a second-generation antipsychotic that is commonly prescribed for a range of approved and off-label indications … 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.