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....
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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,...
The magic of a solar eclipse
On August 21, 2017 I witnessed my first and likely my last solar eclipse. Of course, I had read about the mystical power of totality. I came across it for the first time when I...
Does cataract surgery really decrease the risk of dementia?
Our vision appears to have a complicated relationship to dementia. Posterior cortical atrophy is a rare variant of Alzheimer’s disease in which the amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles first form in the back of...
Things to look for in the New Year
Perhaps the biggest Alzheimer’s news in 2021 was the controversial FDA approval of the anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody Aduhelm (aducanumab). Controversy surrounds the mixed results of two parallel phase 3 trials. Both trials showed efficacy at removing...
Cheese, please?
Among the lifestyle modifications that can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s and slow its progression is adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet. The MIND diet (Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay) is an amalgam of the...
The wreck of the Glenesslin
After finishing my neurology training, I joined a group practice associated with Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. As part of the décor for my new office, I picked out several old photographs from the...
Sailing with friends
In 1999 my friend John and I took a week-long sailing course to qualify for bareboat chartering, renting a boat without hired captain and crew. The course took place in the waters of the...
Along the river
A few days ago, my friend John Harland and I motored through the Columbia River Gorge on my mini tug, Lizzie G. In the Pacific Northwest and perhaps elsewhere there used to be a tradition...
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