Author Archives: Joseph Thornton MD

Michael Okun ⁦‪@MichaelOkun‬⁩ Are sleep attacks due to dopamine agonists ‘narcolepsy.’ NOPE. These 8 folks reported by Frucht and Fahn (on pramipexole or ropinerole) back in 1999 set off ‘alarm bells’ that you could suddenly fall asleep at the wheel. This was the beginning of an appreciation of the adverse… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… pic.twitter.com/IuZ2ri19Cm 5/31/23, 10:08 AMContinue reading “Tweet by Michael Okun on Twitter”

Hugo Chrost ⁦‪@chrost_hugo‬⁩ Stages of dementia. Source: dementiacarecentral.com #MedTwitter pic.twitter.com/CFw6ALoCuS 5/30/23, 11:01 PM Joseph Thornton

Mark Oldham ⁦‪@MarkOldhamMD‬⁩ This is a really important topic. Hats off to the authors! I wish I could say I’m surprised…😮‍💨 doi.org/10.56392/001c.… ⁦‪@DeliriumJournal‬⁩ pic.twitter.com/Z6ow7gvX4t 5/30/23, 3:06 PM Joseph Thornton

https://www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0006-3223%2823%2901200-3 PIIS0006322323012003.pdf Joseph Thornton

Jesus Ramirez-Bermudez ⁦‪@JRBneuropsiq‬⁩ Clock drawing. It remains one of the easiest and cheapest ways to identify patients with mental/behavioral disorders who require further neurological & neuropsychological workup Source: agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.… pic.twitter.com/AXX99eaiqk 5/29/23, 11:44 AM Joseph Thornton

Michael Okun ⁦‪@MichaelOkun‬⁩ Do the delusions (psychosis) in #Alzheimers derive from the ‘forgetfulness and misremembering?’ This study says NO. Volumetric neuroimaging; no overlap in brain regions associated with delusions and those associated with false recognition in AD. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap… pic.twitter.com/cm0eC7dwzi 5/29/23, 8:00 AM Joseph Thornton

Neurology Journal ⁦‪@GreenJournal‬⁩ NIH Music-Based Intervention Toolkit: Music-Based Interventions for Brain Disorders of Aging bit.ly/40VaWS0 #NeuroTwitter pic.twitter.com/lSfDLYx6Gb 5/28/23, 9:22 PM Joseph Thornton

uché blackstock, md ⁦‪@uche_blackstock‬⁩ The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate of any industrialized country. The majority of these deaths occur after delivery and a full 30% occur between 6 weeks to one year postpartum – the baby’s first birthday. nytimes.com/2023/05/28/hea… 5/28/23, 10:16 AM Joseph Thornton

Psychiatrist.com ⁦‪@PsychiatristCNS‬⁩ Study of a novel concept to treat an underlying metabolic disorder (insulin resistance) to improve a psychiatric one (bipolar depression) receives ⁦‪@ASCPorg‬⁩ Wender Award. bit.ly/3N0pHiw #Metformin #PsychTwitter 5/26/23, 8:24 PM Joseph Thornton

Scott Isaacs ⁦‪@scottisaacsmd‬⁩ This table of weight loss medications from ⁦‪@TheAACE‬⁩ 2023 Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm summarizes therapies currently approved by the FDA, efficacy, dosing, delivery, potential side effects and contraindications. #weightloss #obesity sciencedirect.com/science/articl… pic.twitter.com/QfQBFCdcCP 5/25/23, 5:48 AM Joseph Thornton