Neurology
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CAROTID STENOSIS AND STROKE
Carotid stenosis is a narrowing of the artery in the neck that sends blood to the brain. When blood flow…
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QUICK NOTES FROM DR G OPINES DrGOpines.com
DrGOpines.com ONYCHOMYCOSIS: Do your grandkids tease you about your ugly toenails? Do you avoid going barefoot because you’re embarrassed by…
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DEMENTIA AWARENESS IN ELDERLY INCREASING.
Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias have received a lot of attention in the past twenty years. Very little progress has…
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A TIA REALLY IS A “MINI STROKE!”
“Mini-stroke” is the lay term used for decades to describe a brief neurologic event. We remember the time grandma suddenly…
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NOW A BLOOD TEST PREDICTS ALZHEIMER’S
On July 21, 2020 I published a blog about two new tests used to accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. With the…
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OCULAR MIGRAINE, OPTIC MIGRAINE, RETINAL MIGRAINE, VISUAL MIGRAINE, SCINTILATING SCOTOMA
The terms in the title of this blog are all used to describe the same phenomenon. As if medical terminology…
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IS THERE A TEST TO TELL IF GRANDMA IS GETTING ALZHEIMER’S?
“35 million people worldwide were estimated to be living with dementia.” That’s a huge number, but it doesn’t include the…
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SPINAL TAP—THE GODFATHER OF TESTS!
The term Spinal Tap has always had a negative association. Patients shudder when they hear a doctor say, ”you need…
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A NEW WAY TO DIAGNOSE ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
As I’ve said in previous blogs, Alzheimer’s is a disease that can only be diagnosed after death. A patient with…
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STATINS REDUCE DEATHS IN THOSE 75 AND OLDER!!
Since many readers of Dr. G Opines have reached the ripe old age of 75, the results of the article…
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