Tattoo – The Film
Amazing as it might seem, Viacom recently bought the film rights to my book, A Tattoo on my Brain: A Neurologist’s Personal Battle against Alzheimer’s Disease. Production of a planned 40-minute documentary is already underway....
Monthly Archive: April 2022
We need more sensitive cognitive screening tests – could neural processing speed be the answer?
We know that the neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease can be found in the brain years before the onset of noticeable cognitive impairment. The beta-amyloid plaques start to appear as much as 20 years before...
Running on a field of dreams
I love baseball. I was never any good at it myself. I have memories of watching in shame as the ball rolled between my legs in left field. Later, when the pitchers started throwing breaking balls,...
Estimated cost-effectiveness of anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies
All of the anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies currently approved (Aduhelm) or in phase 3 clinical trials (donanemab, lecanumab, and gantenerumab) are effective at removing beta-amyloid from the brain, but effects so far on slowing cognitive...
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