Pharmacy News

Failing to spot a scam could be early dementia warning

24th April 2019
Are your elderly patients giving their bank details to strangers to collect supposed lottery winnings, or sending money to…
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Australian Doctor News

Failing to spot a scam could be early dementia warning

23rd April 2019
Are your elderly patients giving their bank details to strangers to collect supposed lottery winnings, or sending money to…
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Man scammed
Specialist Updates Neurology

One in four over-80s do well after thrombectomy

11th April 2019
More than a quarter of 80-year-olds with anterior circulation acute ischaemic stroke benefit from thrombectomy, despite…
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Emergency department
Specialist Updates Neurology

Criminal behaviour in dementia linked with non-tau pathology

11th April 2019
Patients with frontotemporal dementia are more likely to manifest criminal or socially inappropriate behaviour than those…
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6Minutes News

Brain stimulation boosts memory in older people

9th April 2019
Electrical brain stimulation using a non-invasive cap can help boost older people's mental scores to those of people 20-30…
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dementia
Specialist Updates Neurology

'Surprising result': Higher carbidopa dose may cut Parkinson's off-time

4th April 2019
A higher dose of carbidopa, in combination with usual doses of levodopa and entacapone, can reduce ‘off-time’ in patients…
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Specialist Updates Neurology

Nearly two-thirds of patients' care changed post-amyloid PET

4th April 2019
Results of amyloid PET scan change management in three out of five people with a prior diagnosis of dementia or mild…
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