Category Archives: Forensic Neuropsychiatry

Vitamin-D and COVID-19: do deficient risk a poorer outcome?

Source: DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(20)30183-2 “Despite difficulties in comparing data across nations, mortality from COVID-19 is clearly higher in some countries than in others. Many factors could have a role in this disparity, including differences in proportion of elderly people in a population, … Continue reading

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Alzheimer’s Drug Linked to Potentially Serious Muscle Condition

  Megan Brooks September 19, 2019 The Alzheimer’s drug donepezil (multiple brands) is associated with a twofold higher risk for hospital admission for rhabdomyolysis, a rare but potentially life-threatening condition in which muscle cells break down. It can lead to kidney damage. … Continue reading

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Coupled electrophysiological, hemodynamic, and cerebrospinal fluid oscillations in human sleep.

Science. 2019 Nov 1;366(6465):628-631. doi: 10.1126/science.aax5440. Coupled electrophysiological, hemodynamic, and cerebrospinal fluid oscillations in human sleep. Fultz NE1,2, Bonmassar G2,3, Setsompop K2,3, Stickgold RA4,5, Rosen BR2,3, Polimeni JR2,3, Lewis LD6,2. Author information 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, … Continue reading

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Long-Term Consumption of Sugar- Sweetened and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and Risk of Mortality in US Adults

Long-Term Consumption of Sugar- Sweetened and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and Risk of Mortality in US Adults Continue reading

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Retinal Microvascular and Neurodegenerative Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment Compared with Control Participants

Retinal Microvascular and Neurodegenerative Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment Compared with Control Participants Presented at: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, April–May 2018, Honolulu, Hawaii; Duke Residents’ and Fellows’ Day, June 2018, Durham, North … 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.