A new study, lead by Dr. Jennifer J. Manly, shows that 1 in 10 Americans age 65 and over suffer from dementia, while 22% deal with mild cognitive impairment.
With covert consciousness, the lack of outward movement is complete, even more so than with locked-in patients. But this does not mean the absence of inner life.
Despite a recent case of paralytic polio in New York state and evidence of community transmission of the virus, experts point out that other causes could be behind patients' symptoms.
Christopher Makinson, PhD, assistant professor of neurological sciences, was among 4 Columbia University members to received “New Innovator” awards from the NIH’s High-Risk, High-Reward program
A landmark study has shown lecanemab treatment to slow the course of Alzheimer’s disease. Lecanemab is now under consideration by the FDA but is not yet approved or available commercially.
Dr. Kiran T. Thakur is an inpatient neurologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, with clinical expertise in neuroinfectious diseases and neuroimmunology.
