Neurology in the Media
Rare Disease: When The Diagnoses Is Not The Answer
Steven Walkley, D.V.M., Ph.D., describes "gene teams" at Einstein and Montefiore in which physicians and scientists provide clinical information and research updates to parents of children diagnosed with rare genetic diseases. Dr. Walkley is co-director of the Rose F. Kennedy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center and professor in the Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, of pathology, and in the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology.
(Wednesday, Jun 22, 2022)
Your Walking Speed Could Indicate Dementia
Joe Verghese, M.B.B.S., M.S., comments on a study that found adults over age 65 had an increased risk of dementia if they had both a decrease in their walking speed and signs of cognitive function decline. Dr. Verghese is chief of the integrated divisions of cognitive and motor aging and of geriatrics at Einstein and Montefiore. He also is the Murray D. Gross Memorial Faculty Scholar in Gerontology, director of the Resnick Gerontology Center, and professor in the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and of medicine at Einstein.
Additional coverage includes MedPage Today, Medscape
(Tuesday, May 31, 2022)
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