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Protection of endogenous enkephalin catabolism as natural approach to novel analgesic and antidepressant drugs.
Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2007 Feb;11(2):145-59. Related Articles, Links Protection of endogenous enkephalin catabolism as natural approach to novel analgesic and antidepressant drugs. Noble F, Roques BP. CNRS UMR 7157, Paris F-75006, France. The most efficient drugs to alleviate … Continue reading
Upregulation of opioid receptor binding following spontaneous epileptic seizures.
Brain. 2007 Apr;130(Pt 4):1009-16. Epub 2007 Feb 14. Related Articles, Links Upregulation of opioid receptor binding following spontaneous epileptic seizures. Hammers A, Asselin MC, Hinz R, Kitchen I, Brooks DJ, Duncan JS, Koepp MJ. MRC Clinical Sciences Centre and … Continue reading
Headaches amongst pool players.
Headache. 2007 Feb;47(2):270-4. Related Articles, Links Headaches amongst pool players. Seet RC, Chan YH, Lim EC. Division of Neurology, National University Hospital, Singapore. BACKGROUND: Pool-players’ headache is a newly described entity. We studied the prevalence and risk factors for … Continue reading
"[A]cupuncture in addition to usual care was an effective and safe treatment."
Acupunct Med. 2006 Dec;24 Suppl:S33-39. Related Articles, Links Efficacy, effectiveness, safety and costs of acupuncture for chronic pain – results of a large research initiative. Witt CM, Brinkhaus B, Reinhold T, Willich SN. BACKGROUND: The aim of the ‘Acupuncture … Continue reading
Our findings indicate that the occurrence of panic attacks does not critically depend on the integrity of the amygdala.
Arch Neurol. 2006 Dec;63(12):1798-801. Related Articles, Links Panic attacks in an individual with bilateral selective lesions of the amygdala. Wiest G, Lehner-Baumgartner E, Baumgartner C. Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. gerald.wiest@meduniwien.ac.at OBJECTIVE: To describe the … 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.