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US veterans with migraine returning from combat in Iraq are more than twice as likely to have comorbid psychiatric conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety, than their counterparts without migraine, a new study h

  May 9, 2007 — US veterans with migraine returning from combat in Iraq are more than twice as likely to have comorbid psychiatric conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety, than their counterparts without migraine, a new … Continue reading

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Anxiety disorders and depressive disorders preceding Parkinson’s disease: a case-control study.

  Mov Disord. 2000 Jul;15(4):669-77. Related Articles, Links  Anxiety disorders and depressive disorders preceding Parkinson’s disease: a case-control study. Shiba M, Bower JH, Maraganore DM, McDonnell SK, Peterson BJ, Ahlskog JE, Schaid DJ, Rocca WA. Department of Health Sciences Research, … Continue reading

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Migraine Strong Indicator of Comorbid Psychiatric Conditions in US Iraq Veterans.

Migraine Strong Indicator of Comorbid Psychiatric Conditions in US Iraq Veterans   May 9, 2007 — US veterans with migraine returning from combat in Iraq are more than twice as likely to have comorbid psychiatric conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder … Continue reading

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A foreign speech accent in a case of conversion disorder.

Behav Neurol. 2005;16(4):225-32. Related Articles, Links   A foreign speech accent in a case of conversion disorder. Verhoeven J, Mariën P, Engelborghs S, D’Haenen H, De Deyn P. Department of Linguistics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. jo.verhoeven@ua.ac.be OBJECTIVE: The aim … Continue reading

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Unexplained neurologic symptoms: an fMRI study of sensory conversion disorder.

Neurology. 2006 Dec 12;67(11):2036-8. Related Articles, Links   Comment in: Neurology. 2006 Dec 12;67(11):1914-5. Unexplained neurologic symptoms: an fMRI study of sensory conversion disorder. Ghaffar O, Staines WR, Feinstein A. Neuropsychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, FG08-2075 … 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.