Vitamin D and risk of death from vascular and no… [Eur Heart J. 2013] – PubMed – NCBI

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Eur Heart J. 2013 May;34(18):1365-74. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs426. Epub 2012 Dec 20. Vitamin D and risk of death from vascular and non-vascular causes in the Whitehall study and meta-analyses of 12,000 deaths. Tomson J, Emberson J, Hill M, Gordon A, Armitage … Continue reading →

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Epidemiology of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in China, 1990–2010: a systematic review and analysis : The Lancet

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

“Our analysis suggests that previous estimates of dementia burden, based on smaller datasets, might have underestimated the burden of dementia in China.” Epidemiology of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in China, 1990—2010: a systematic review and analysis Kit … Continue reading →

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Late-life depression is associated with an increased risk for all-cause dementia.

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Review article Late-life depression and risk of vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based cohort studies Breno S. Diniz, Meryl A. Butters, Steven M. Albert, Mary Amanda Dew and Charles F. Reynolds 3rd + Author Affiliations … Continue reading →

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Neuroprotective properties of magnesium infusion during carotid endarterectomy, and beyond?

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Went to a masterful talk by E. Sander Connolly at the Lenox Hill Hospital neurology conference last week. This is one of many interesting take-away points. Differential blood-brain barrier penetration by the various statins is another one – currently looking … Continue reading →

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Can MRI screen for CSF biomarkers in neurodegenerative disease?

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Imaging advances are always potentially interesting but the immediate risk might be more dementia diagnoses delivered without much regard to functional context, and without proper support and follow-up. Can MRI screen for CSF biomarkers in neurodegenerative disease? Corey T. McMillan, … Continue reading →

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