Psilocybin, a natural psychedelic found in mushrooms, is known to improve depression and anxiety. In a recent pilot trial in patients with mild to moderate Parkinson’s disease, the compound has further led to improvements of motor and non-moto...
While the benefits of exercise are already recognized, a landmark randomized controlled trial has demonstrated that exercise could preserve cognitive function in sedentary elderly adults with mild cognitive impairment. Both moderate-high intensity a...
The Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a pleasant tingling sensation, typically beginning on the scalp and spreading down the neck and spine, and is elicited by a range of specific auditory, visual, or tactile stimuli, such as whispering...
Dementia affects millions of individuals globally, and prevention remains paramount. A recent systematic review which evaluated the relationship between environmental factors and cognitive decline revealed air pollutants, including particulate matte...
Case Presentation A 72-year-old man, previously diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) 10 years ago, presented with persistent end-of-dose resting tremor despite regular follow-up at a public hospital. He was partially dependent in his activi...
Case Presentation A 35-year-old male, diagnosed with generalised tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) in May 2023 following his hospitalization in China for his first seizure attack, consulted Dr. Fung’s clinic due to complaints of somnolence that has...
AQUIPTA® (Atogepant) ABBVIE HK Reg. No. HK-68287 (03 Jul, 2024) & HK-68288 (03 Jul, 2024) Composition: 1 Aquipta® (Atogepant) is an orally administered, small molecule, selective calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist...
LEQEMBI® (lecanemab) EISAI HK Reg. No. HK-68289 (03 Jul, 2024) & HK-68290 (03 Jul, 2024) Composition: 3 LEQEMBI® is an amyloid beta-directed antibody with the active ingredient lecanemab-irmb. It is administered as an intravenous infusio...
Giant cell arteritis (GCA), also known as temporal arteritis is a chronic inflammatory vasculitis that predominately affects large- and medium-sized arteries in individuals above the age of 50. More notably, GCA affects the cranial branches of the c...
The Sheer Scale of the Problem While dementia is usually regarded as a disorder of old age, it can invariably also affect younger individuals under the age of 65 1 . Early-onset dementia (EOD), also known as young-onset dementia (YOD), is defined as...
Migraine as the second most disabling disease contributes to significant prevalence at 18% in women and 9% in men. Despite maybe 4 out of 10 migraine patients could potentially benefit from migraine preventive medicines, but the utilization of and a...
