Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and brain hemorrhage A meta-analysis Daniel G. Hackam, MD, PhD, FRCPC and Marko Mrkobrada, MD, FRCPC + Author Affiliations From the Stroke Prevention and Atherosclerosis Research Centre (SPARC) (D.G.H.) and Clinical Trials Unit (M.M.), Robarts Research Institute, and Departments of Medicine (D.G.H., M.M.), Clinical Neurological Sciences (D.G.H.), and Epidemiology and Biostatistics […]

Sleepiness disrupts the coordinated activity of an important network of brain regions; the impaired function of this network is also implicated in Alzheimer’s disease (Andrew Ward, abstract 909.05). via Findings reveal brain mechanisms at work during sleep.

  Their finding supports our position that panic/anxiety and predator stress/fear are two different phenomenological&biological animals. A true translational moment indeed. Not sure if I am allowed to post the whole abstract, but the link is here.   Program#/Poster#: 68.14/V18 Presentation Title: Microglial acid-sensing t-cell death associated gene-8 (tdag8) receptor in co2 evoked behavior and […]

My friend and colleague Dr. Kahn just published his book on Anxiety. Thorough coverage of our work on panic disorder is gratefully acknowledged.   Angst Origins of Anxiety and Depression Jeffrey P. Kahn, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY

Important discussion, especially with an estimated cancer incidence of 1 on 7500 DaTSCANs. Neurology. 2012 Mar 6;78(10):696-701. Epub 2012 Feb 8. Role of DaTSCAN and clinical diagnosis in Parkinson disease. de la Fuente-Fern