February 27, 2018 Atheendar S. Venkataramani, MD, PhD, Maheer Gandhavadi MD, Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD Key Points Question Is regular participation as a player in the National Football League (NFL) associated with long-term mortality risk? Findings In this retrospective cohort study of 3812 NFL players who debuted … Read More
Why Families Have an Advantage in Delirium Prevention HELP brings in medical staff if delirium develops. But the preventive program is mostly non-medical. It answers each of the six targeted risk factors with these simple interventions: Dehydration: Encourage drinking, unless … Read More
A recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle describes how patients of an unlicensed neuroscience received incorrect diagnoses of Alezheimer’s, TBI, and dementia, among others. The tragic consequences are a reminder of the importance of accurate neuropsychological evaluations, assessments, and other diagnostic … Read More
but effective with other symptoms such as impulsivity . . . by Kristina Fiore, Associate Editor, MedPage Today, 06/24/2016 Although they did have improvements in measures of impulsivity and inattention, Parkinson’s patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) did not display improved cognition when … Read More
Three-year old shows progress using hi-tech assistive speech system by Aacorn A year old boy diagnosed with a language disorder at a young age, after initial progress using word picture cards with his mother, their decision to research hi-tech assistive speech options, has shown … Read More
Acting Out Dreams Is Often Early Sign of Parkinson’s Disease by Tanya Lewis, in Live Science, April13, 2015 A rare sleep disorder that makes people act out their dreams may be an early warning of a deadly neurological illness, a new … Read More
Limiting Rest Is Found to Help Young Concussion Patients By Catherine Saint Louis, in the New York Times, January 5, 2015 Among a group of patients ages 11 to 22, those with a concussion who were prescribed strict rest for five … Read More
Top Ten Books for Parenting Children with Disabilities “Brain, Child” Magazine, January 29, 2015 These ten books all make two similar points: 1) Your child is more than a syndrome or symptoms or disability, and 2) Navigating the bureaucracy associated with … Read More
The scientific evidence against spanking, timeouts, and sleep training “Brain, Child” Magazine, January 29, 2015, by Roger Thompson An in depth examination of the emergence of the field of “interpersonal neurobiology” in recent decades, and how research can inform our understanding … Read More
Poor Sleep Tied to Brain Changes of Dementia Nicholas Bakalar, in the New York Times, December 15, 2014 Poor sleep in older adults may be linked to brain changes associated with dementia, a new study has found. well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/15/poor-sleep-tied-to-brain-changes-of-dementia/ If you want to receive … Read More