Category Archives: Psychiatry/Neurology

True Risk of Serious Harms with Antidepressants Still Uncertain

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Maurice Preter MD

True Risk of Serious Harms with Antidepressants Still Uncertain http://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i65 Abstract Objective To study serious harms associated with selective serotonin and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Main outcome measures Mortality and suicidality. Secondary outcomes were aggressive behaviour and akathisia. Data … Continue reading →

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Quetiapine safety in older adults?

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Maurice Preter MD

Quetiapine safety in older adults? Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics Volume 41, Issue 1, pages 7–18, February 2016 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcpt.12357/abstract Abstract WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE: Quetiapine is a second-generation antipsychotic that is commonly prescribed for a range of approved and off-label indications … Continue reading →

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A ketogenic diet reduces amyloid beta 40 and 42 in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Maurice Preter MD

A ketogenic diet reduces amyloid beta 40 and 42 in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease http://nutritionandmetabolism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1743-7075-2-28 Ingrid Van der Auwera, Stefaan Wera, Fred Van Leuven et al. Nutrition & Metabolism20052:28 Abstract Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily … Continue reading →

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Neuroprotective and disease-modifying effects of the ketogenic diet

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Maurice Preter MD

Neuroprotective and disease-modifying effects of the ketogenic diet Behav Pharmacol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2008 May 5. Published in final edited form as: Behav Pharmacol. 2006 Sep; 17(5-6): 431–439. Reading it again.. Well worth it. Abstract The … Continue reading →

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Risk of major cardiac malformations associated with paroxetine use during the first trimester of pregnancy

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Maurice Preter MD

The risk of major cardiac malformations associated with paroxetine use during the first trimester of pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bcp.12849/abstract Anick Bérard1,2,*, Noha Iessa1,2, Sonia Chaabane1,2, Flory T. Muanda1,2, Takoua Boukhris1,2 and Jin-Ping Zhao1,2 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12849 This article … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Psychiatry/Neurology

Neuroprotective and disease-modifying effects of the ketogenic diet

Maurice Preter, MD

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