Category Archives: Psychiatry/Neurology
‘A Leg to Stand On’ by Oliver Sacks: a unique autobiographical account of functional paralysis
Always interesting if never-ending discussion. Hope to get around to putting some remarks on paper and sending them off to JNNP (or at least post them here). Meanwhile, two favorite quotes come to mind: When I asked the neurologist for … Continue reading
Tropical & Travel Medicine Seminar Series
Fabulous slide shows from the Tropical & Travel Medicine Seminar Series of the University of Minnesota (sic!) via Tropical & Travel Medicine Seminar Series.
Endogenous opioids may protect against minor TBI symptoms
This is an interesting finding. We have shown that people (even “normal” people) with early separation events (early parental divorce, parental loss) have a totally different endogenous opioid reactivity in a challenge test. It would make sense if they therefore … Continue reading
Inappropriateness of Medication Prescriptions to Elderly Patients in the Primary Care Setting: A Systematic Review
This interesting meta-analysis was just published (notably, in a very reputable open-access, advertisement-free journal). 20% seems a very conservative estimate… The PDF is here: Here is the abstract: RESEARCH ARTICLE Inappropriateness of Medication Prescriptions to Elderly Patients in the Primary … 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.