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Exposure to light at night alters outcome to stroke
Didn’t some of us suspect that frequent sleep disruption and lights on at odd hours couldn’t be all that conducive to healing (not limited to post-stroke/CNS, also post-surgical wound healing etc.)? Exposure to dim light at night, a common occurrence … Continue reading
The delta opioid receptor as a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of migraine.
Of interest as delta OR is also involved in anxiolysis. OASIS.
Migraine medication induces blood-brain barrier dysfunction
Physiologic stress probably does the same, so it’s not clear whether this is a medication adverse effect. Either way, if true it’s bad news for brain integrity (protection from antigens, inflammatory cytokines etc.). Migraine medication induces blood-brain barrier dysfunction via … 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.