Dr Granot on a podcast about migraine
Listen to a podcast episode for GPs by Dr Granot about migraine.
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Robodoctors: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Medicine
Held on Wednesday, 29 May by RACP New South Wales, the presentation explored the current advancements of technology and what this means in relation to medicine and the future of our physicians. I spoke about the role of AI in the field of medicine and discussed future possibilities in the doctor-...
Dr Granot on a Parkinson’s disease podcast
I was recently interviewed by GP and Medical Educator, Dr Sam Manger, all about the medical treatment of Parkinson’s disease. It is aimed at GPs primarily, but goes through a lot of different aspects of Parkinson’s. I talk about a wide range of aspects of Parkinson’s, from the underlying problem ...
Vestibular migraine (VM, migraine associated vertigo, MAV) and Botox treatment
Botox (botulinum toxin) is used for chronic migraine (more than 15 headache days a month) with very good effectiveness. However, there are very few clinical papers on it, which is surprising given my positive experience with Botox including in vestibular migraine. Only a single study talking abou...
Vestibular migraine symptoms
A new study of 131 patients, the vast majority women (105) diagnosed with vestibular migraine ( also known as migraine-associated vertigo, MAV), described the typical symptoms of the condition in this patient group. Over half (57.3%) had migraine headaches before the onset of their dizzy symptoms...
Use it or lose it… An article in the Fairfax press
In a recent article in the Fairfax press, I was discussing the various ways of maintaining brain health through lifestyle changes. These include exercise, diet and brain training. As our population ages, this is becoming increasingly important. A few simple changes could mean a great deal in olde...
Exercise and Your Brain
I recently watched an excellent episode of the Insight program on SBS discussing exercise. It highlighted both the reasons why – good for your heart and your brain, including reducing the risk of dementia (for which there is excellent scientific backing) – as well as the difficulties of doing so ...