Category Archives: International And Concierge Medicine
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
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
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
Arthritis and suicide attempts: findings from a large nationally representative Canadian survey
Arthritis and suicide attempts: findings from a large nationally representative Canadian survey The objectives of this study were (1) to determine the odds of suicide attempts among those with arthritis compared with those without and to see what factors attenuate … Continue reading
Just Published: Panic Disorder: Neurobiological and Treatment Aspects 1st ed. 2016 Edition
I am very pleased that this interesting collaborative project has come to fruition. Great introductory chapter by Nardi and Freire, numerous excellent contributions, and a recap of our panic theory and data showing that early childhood loss causes permanent changes in the endogenous opioid system of asymptomatic, clinically healthy adults. Continue reading
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.