Migraine medication induces blood-brain barrier dysfunction

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Physiologic stress probably does the same, so it’s not clear whether this is a medication adverse effect. Either way, if true it’s bad news for brain integrity (protection from antigens, inflammatory cytokines etc.). Migraine medication induces blood-brain barrier dysfunction via … Continue reading →

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The Neuropsychiatry of Headache – Academic and Professional Books – Cambridge University Press

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Cambridge University Press The Neuropsychiatry of Headache Edited by: Mark W. Green, Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York Edited by: Philip R. Muskin, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital, New York View All Contributors Kathleen … Continue reading →

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Outcomes from a US military neurology and traumatic brain injury telemedicine program

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Articles Outcomes from a US military neurology and traumatic brain injury telemedicine program Ilana R. Yurkiewicz, BS, Charles M. Lappan, MPA, MBA, Edward T. Neely, MD, Roger R. Hesselbrock, MD, Philip D. Girard, MS, Aimee L. Alphonso, BS and Jack … Continue reading →

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Findings reveal brain mechanisms at work during sleep, and other sleep news from the SFN Annual meeting

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Sleepiness disrupts the coordinated activity of an important network of brain regions; the impaired function of this network is also implicated in Alzheimer’s disease (Andrew Ward, abstract 909.05). via Findings reveal brain mechanisms at work during sleep.

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False-positive breath-alcohol test after a ketogenic diet

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

A biochemistry reminder from the International Journal of Obesity (2007) 31, 559–561. Abstract: A 59-year-old man undergoing weight loss with very low calorie diets (VLCD) attempted to drive a car, which was fitted with an alcohol ignition interlock device, but … Continue reading →

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