🧵 A groundbreaking study sheds new light on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research, highlighting the potential of capuchin monkeys as an invaluable model for studying the disease. Let's dive into why this is a significant development. #AlzheimersResearch nature.com/articles/s4159…

Is there a possible interaction between soulful neurology and artificial inteligence? Andrew Lees revcsaudeceuma.emnuvens.com.br/revista/articl…

I hope this will be the outcome and that we use AI to the benefit of our patients but the reality is that 'there is no profit' in soulful neurology and a great deal of money in gadgetry. Some neurologists have an unhealthy adoration of machinery which they regard as infallible.

Uma dúvida recorrente nos consultórios, relata a dra. Fernanda Martins Maia Carvalho, diz respeito a tremores. Todos são necessariamente causados pela Doença de Parkinson? Não! A maior parte deles não tem qualquer relação com a DP. Saiba mais em abneuro.org.br/2024/04/13/447…

Quando há indicação de cirurgia em Doença de Parkinson? O neurologista Pedro Brandão informa que a cirurgia de Estimulação Cerebral Profunda (DBS) é recomendada aos portadores que não respondem adequadamente ao controle medicamentoso. Assista ao vídeo para saber mais.

Hearing progressively declines with age, manifesting initially as difficulty understanding speech in background noise and detrimentally affecting social functioning. Strategies and technologies can increase speech-signal clarity. Learn more: nej.md/3UuulZY

Low intensity transcranial focus ultrasound can induce plasticity in the motor cortex of patients with Parkinson’s! The effects are related with the use of dopaminergic medication. Happy to share our results! MDS Movement Disorders Journal Robert Chen …mentdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/md…

I am thrilled to share the news that our article, “Development and validation of the MultiScent-20 digital odour identification test using item response theory,” has been published online. rdcu.be/dMsXk

A patient is a citizen A patient is not a client, a consumer or a sufferer A neurologist is a physician A neurologist is not a health care provider, a brain surgeon or a ‘neuro’ Words matter

New Research: Mapping brain morphology to cognitive deficits: a study on PD-CRS scores in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #FrontiersIn #Neuroanatomy

Editorial: Alzheimer Disease—What’s in a Name? #CTAD24 ja.ma/3YIyLyu

Alzheimer's disease as a clinical-biological construct - IWG 2024 Recommendations.

This is progress. Expert IWG #Alzheimers clinicians recommend against the disease-without-symptoms 'biologically defined' Alzheimer's Association criteria and clarify that treating pathology doesn't necessarily mean treating disease. Nicolas Villain / Moved to LinkedIn & BlueSky Lon S. Schneider, MD jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Congratulations to Fernanda Torres on winning Best Female Actor – Motion Picture – Drama at the #GoldenGlobes!

Epic Maps 🗺️ Map of the actual size of each country

Always my favourite post at the beginning of the year: Registration for our course “Biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases” is now open! This year’s edition takes place at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology in central London on May 12-16. biomarker-course.org

‼️ Excited to share our latest article! Reduced resting beat-to-beat blood pressure variability in patients with Parkinson's disease. ISANautonomic @lauro_vianna Pedro Renato P. Brandão Rosa Guerrero Jeann L. Sabino-Carvalho 🔗 autonomicneuroscience.com/article/S1566-…

Estima-se que 10,3 milhões de pessoas vivam com #demência nas Américas. Combater o estigma e a discriminação pode ajudar essas pessoas a acessarem os cuidados e o apoio de que precisam. Leia mais aqui: paho.org/pt/campaigns/t…