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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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The role of sleep in declarative memory consolidation: passive, permissive, active or none?

  Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2006 Dec;16(6):716-22. Epub 2006 Nov 7. Related Articles, Links  The role of sleep in declarative memory consolidation: passive, permissive, active or none? Ellenbogen JM, Payne JD, Stickgold R. Center for Sleep and Cognition, Harvard Medical School, … 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.