Among well-functioning older adults, DM and poor glucose control among those with DM are associated with worse cognitive function and greater decline. This suggests that severity of DM may contribute to accelerated cognitive aging.

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Diabetes, glucose control, and 9-year cognitive decline among older adults without dementia. Yaffe K, et al. Show all Arch Neurol. 2012 Sep;69(9):1170-5. doi: 10.1001/archneurol.2012.1117. Affiliation Departments of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco, VA, USA. kristine.yaffe@ucsf.edu Abstract … Continue reading →

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Singapore: Lower dementia prevalence among ethnic Chinese compared to ethnic Malays and Indians.

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2010;30(6):492-8. doi: 10.1159/000321675. Epub 2011 Jan 20. Interethnic differences in dementia epidemiology: global and Asia-Pacific perspectives. Venketasubramanian N, Sahadevan S, Kua EH, Chen CP, Ng TP. Source Division of Neurology, University Medicine Cluster, and Department of … Continue reading →

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Tea drinking and cognitive function in oldest-old Chinese.

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

J Nutr Health Aging. 2012;16(9):754-8. doi: 10.1007/s12603-012-0077-1. Tea drinking and cognitive function in oldest-old Chinese. Feng L, Li J, Ng TP, Lee TS, Kua EH, Zeng Y. Source Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore. pcmfl@nus.edu.sg Abstract OBJECTIVE: We … Continue reading →

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North Shore-Lenox Hill Hospital Neurology Grand Rounds on May 21, 2013 Topic: Panic, Separation Anxiety, Suffocation False Alarms and Endogenous Opioids: How panic research can inform clinical neurology.

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

I will be giving North Shore-Lenox Hill Hospital Neurology Grand Rounds on May 21, 2013 – all invited! Topic:    Panic, Separation Anxiety, Suffocation False Alarms and Endogenous Opioids: How panic research can inform clinical neurology.  Speaker:  Maurice Preter, MD Date:          5/21/2013 … Continue reading →

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Fetal antiepileptic drug exposure and cognitive outcomes at age 6 years (NEAD study): a prospective observational study : The Lancet Neurology

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

The Lancet Neurology, Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages 244 – 252, March 2013 Published Online: 23 January 2013 Fetal antiepileptic drug exposure and cognitive outcomes at age 6 years (NEAD study): a prospective observational study Prof Kimford J Meador MD … Continue reading →

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