Category Archives: International And Concierge Medicine
Titers of herpes simplex virus type 1 antibodies positively correlate with grey matter volumes in Alzheimer’s disease.
There are safe and effective treatments for these common viruses. Why aren’t they used in mainstream, neurology? J Alzheimers Dis. 2014;38(4):741-5. doi: 10.3233/JAD-130977. Titers of herpes simplex virus type 1 antibodies positively correlate with grey matter volumes in Alzheimer’s disease. Mancuso … Continue reading
How plausible is a link between HSV-1 infection and Alzheimer’s disease?
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2014 Mar;12(3):275-8. doi: 10.1586/14787210.2014.887442. Epub 2014 Feb 6. How plausible is a link between HSV-1 infection and Alzheimer’s disease? Agostini S1, Clerici M, Mancuso R. Author information Abstract Alzheimer’s disease is a leading cause of dementia with a multifactorial and still … Continue reading
Reactivated herpes simplex infection increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimers Dement. 2014 Jul 17. pii: S1552-5260(14)02421-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2014.04.522. [Epub ahead of print] Reactivated herpes simplex infection increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Lövheim H1, Gilthorpe J2, Adolfsson R3, Nilsson LG4, Elgh F5. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested a link between herpes simplex virus … Continue reading
CMV infection may be associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer Disease
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection may be associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer Disease. J Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 15;211(2):230-7. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiu437. Epub 2014 Aug 8. Cytomegalovirus infection and risk of Alzheimer disease in older black and white individuals. Barnes LL1, Capuano AW2, Aiello … Continue reading
Herpes infection significantly associated with Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimers Dement. 2014 Oct 7. pii: S1552-5260(14)02770-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2014.07.157. [Epub ahead of print] Herpes simplex infection and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease-A nested case-control study. Lövheim H1, Gilthorpe J2, Johansson A3, Eriksson S4, Hallmans G5, Elgh F6. Author information 1Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric … 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.