Neurology – Dr. Barry Dworkin

Study points to a group of proteins that may be associated with future dementia outcomes.

Mild first-time concussions have no impact on children’s IQ, Canadian study finds

Ontario researchers investigate treatments for post-COVID smell problems (parosmia)

New non-invasive tool can detect early stages of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. However device is in prototype stage with further testing and evaluation to follow.

Misleading headline misrepresents risk when it implies airborne trichloroethylene exposure is linked to increasing risk of developing Parkinson’s when the study was based on water supply contamination at Camp Lejeune.

Brain activity before death: Study pinpoints a ‘hot zone’ surge

Lilly claims drug slows Alzheimer’s progression by 35 per cent in trial. However there are significant side effects that require our attention respecting the risk vs benefit and long-term outcomes.

Michael J. Fox opens up about Parkinson’s progression: ‘I won’t be 80’

Previous COVID infection linked to lower brain oxygen levels, cognitive problems: study

University of Calgary researchers to look at aging brain as study provides association but not causal link between vitamin D intake and prevention of dementia. Observational nature of study did not have the power to account for confounding variables.

Epidural stimulation of the cervical spinal cord for post-stroke upper-limb paresis restores partial arm and hand function in small proof-of-concept study

Harry Forestell, host of CBC News New Brunswick at Six provides his first person account of his brain surgery for Parkinson’s.

Bruce Willis diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, family says

Discovery could explain why women are more likely to get Alzheimer’s

Case report from 2012 of a man with stiff person syndrome showing improvement after using THC-CBD spray now referenced in the media in refence to Celine Dion. Nothing conclusive in this N=1 report.

Celine Dion reveals her diagnosis of stiff-person syndrome.

Many hypotheses under investigation to understand what leads to dementia. Creating a preventative vaccine will be difficult and take time because we need to test these hypotheses to determine why and how this occurs.

Neuroimaging study reveals functional and structural brain abnormalities in people with post-treatment Lyme disease

Decoder uses fMRI brain scans to reconstruct human thoughts

Still lots to investigate to determine if weekly nightmares during middle age are linked to higher dementia risk