Neurologist, researcher, parent. Views my own, not my employer's, government's or, occasionally, anyone else's.
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Today, NeuRA proudly hosted the Parkinson's Disease Open Day a special event bringing together science, support, and community.
Welcomed by the Park and Sing choir, the event gave visitors the opportunity to learn about the services NeuRA offers for people living with Parkinson’s Disease and hear the latest research updates and clinical trial developments.
NeuRA's Dr Michael Li shared insights on the connection between genetics and Parkinson’s Disease.
@DrSimonRowe discussed the effects of diet, nutrition, and the microbiome, and Dr @gautamwali presented the latest research in Parkinson’s Disease.
Attendees also had the opportunity to connect with NeuRA researchers and explore current studies, as well as meet our fantastic event partners: Parkinson's NSW, Shake It Up Australia, and Preview Health.
#NeuRA #Parkinsons #ParkinsonsDisease @OkuboYoshiro
Alzheimer's disease is too important, and its latest 'treatments' are too fraught with harms, for the current pharma-led wishful thinking and you-can-see-it-if-you-squint analyses.
Neurodegeneration is more than any single molecule, and reductionist paradigms do not suffice.
Remember the “time saved” modeling for #Alzheimers infusions discussed a year ago? Patients would extend their months ‘saved’ to 7.5 using curve extrapolation. The data have shattered the optimistic prediction—the model-lecanemab discrepancy in 5 parts. 🧵
Neurology people often joke about getting an MRI when all the patient actually needs is a plantar response
Guys, getting an MRI is important. How else does the patient know there are things more expensive in medicine than a neurological consultation?
Paracetamol is lethal in doses as low as 10g, if appropriate treatment is not provided before permanent liver damage occurs.
So rather than work on adolescent/teen mental health and suicidality, let's make it ever so slightly more annoying to buy 10g.
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A 59 year old patient is brought to clinic by her family for cognitive decline. They want to start her on lecanemab
She has a history of hypertension and migraine. On exam she has mild executive, attention, and memory impairment
This is her imaging. What would you do?
Tl;dr - science bro can't read an English literature thesis abstract but still thinks he can dump shit on the author and seem intelligent
I spent half my life pursuing a PhD in biotechnology. I dedicated myself to honest science—running experiments, being critical, and trying to disprove my own hypotheses. Eventually, I earned my degree. It was grueling but meaningful work.
Then you see this.
This woman just received a PhD from one of the so-called “elite” universities for a thesis claiming that describing smells is racist. Yes, you read that right. The core of her research? If you say someone stinks, people like them less—a concept any child learns from cartoons at age four.
Her abstract is stuffed with pretentious language and inflated words, making a simple idea sound profound. But what’s worse is that this kind of “scholarship” is increasingly being legitimized.
At least this is an eye-opener. Academia is dead. And we can no longer take these so-called “elite” universities seriously.
Another week on call, another chance to reflect on the unpredictable and fragile nature of our lives, and to hug the little ones especially tight 😪
Excellent news for mothers and their babies exposed to COVID-19 during pregnancy.
It is especially notable that this prospective study recruited its participants PRIOR to the advent of vaccination.
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Most pizza is actually pretty crap and not worth the financial or physical cost.
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Stroke is by definition 'not normal' in anyone.
But stroke in people under 50 has represented 10-15% of cases for many years, and has been sadly going up steadily over the last twenty.
Not normal, but not new.
I'm sorry, but this season of American Democracy has totally jumped the shark.
Bought a water filter last week. Now, >90% of ads on Twitter are for the SAME water filter.
After a week of clicking 'i don't like this ad', I'm giving up. Will be staring at filters for the rest of my life apparently.
So true. The loss of a loved one is so hard at first, but never gets 'easy'. After a month or so, as the rest of the family and friendship circle start to move on, it can actually become harder to keep going.
Here you go:
Anyone have a <1 hour edit of the highlights of the @realDonaldTrump conversation?
That’s what most people will be looking for tomorrow.
The most up to date stroke stats in Australia only go up to 2020-21, so predate COVID. The rise in young stroke since 2014 is not mystifying: it's because rates of hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol have increased in people under 55.
Hope this helps @DALupton
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The break down by age for these deaths is not, as far as I can find, available.
But in clinical practice, I can only say that young strokes remain rare tragedies, thankfully.
