Re: Can nutrition support healthy cognitive ageing and reduce dementia risk?
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Source: BMJ Comments - April 30, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Comparative efficacy of interventions for reducing symptoms of depression in people with dementia: systematic review and network meta-analysis
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Source: BMJ Comments - April 15, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Comparative efficacy of interventions for reducing symptoms of depression in people with dementia
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Source: BMJ Comments - April 14, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Depression among persons with dementia: No magic pill
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Source: BMJ Comments - March 29, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
SCS for refractory neuroclaudication
Hi all,
I have a few patients with severe symptomatic lumbar stenosis, who are not surgical candidates. They are all in their 80s, some with mild dementia (but not assisted-living level), and they have seen surgeons who felt the patient's risk of decline with surgery was too high. Stenosis is severe, like pinhole, no-CSF visible, and they have the classic LBP->posterior thigh pain worse with activity. No cauda equina, or even much leg weakness, but considerable pain and activity...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 21, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: manowar rules Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
Best Compensation v QoL Subspecialty?
Hey everybody in anxiously waiting for match day I was wondering what your thoughts were on the best QoL subspecialty compared to compensation? I’m on the fence of even doing a fellowship (planning on staying in a mainly outpatient role in the Midwest) but if I do I want it to set me up well long term.
EDIT: I know billing for neurophys procedures augments outpatient well but I have a personal interest in movement and dementia, but if I have an outpatient spot I can make my roster those two...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 7, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chibucks15 Tags: Neurology Source Type: forums
Re: Sport associated dementia
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Source: BMJ Comments - February 1, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Delirium in patients with dementia
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Source: BMJ Comments - November 28, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Help with tough case.
70 year old female with bad spondy. Predominant leg symptoms. Too osteopenic for TLF. Moderate dementia and depression.
Lyrica and Gabapentin worsen mental function to the point she can't use. SCS trial failed due to dementia limiting proper management of device. On SSRI for depression (sertraline.) I added tramadol with the hopes it would not worsen mental function and tapered off sertraline. Patient now having crying spells and worsening depression. It was thought if the pain improved...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - November 24, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: gator2886 Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
Impact of COVID-19 on people living with dementia: emerging international evidence
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Source: BMJ Comments - June 29, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Journal reputation -neurology
Can a neurologist elaborate on the reputation of each of the following journals (for publications for residency application)? Posting for an MS2 friend who is submitting a 1st co-author manuscript.
Brain: A Journal of Neurology
Alzheimer's and Dementia: the Journal of Alzheimer's Association
Acta Neuropathologica
Neurology- AAN
JAMA Neurology (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 4, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: newaccount4decisionss Tags: Neurology Source Type: forums
Aricept
I know Aricept 5mg should be given in the evening for mild to moderate dementia. But do neurologist often say take it in the am and why? Thank you. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 28, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mjl1717 Tags: Neurology Source Type: forums
Re: Figures show big increase in emergency admissions for dementia patients
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Source: BMJ Comments - January 28, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Resistant behaviour in dementia might be due to hearing loss
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Source: BMJ Comments - January 25, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: France removes state funding for dementia drugs
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Source: BMJ Comments - January 22, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
