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Of the four types of progressive dementia, Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60-80% of all cases. Board-certified neurologist Risa Ravitz, MD, at Modern Migraine MD, provides compassionate care for people with dementia. Dr. Ravitz does a comprehensive cognitive evaluation, determines if you have progressive dementia, and creates a holistic treatment plan that supports your brain health and physical well-being for as long as possible. To schedule an in-person or telemedicine appointment, call the office in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, Toms River, New Jersey, or Aventura, Florida.
Dementia refers to memory loss that occurs together with a decline in your ability to think, communicate, and reason. Your memory loss is significant enough to disrupt your life, and the changes get progressively worse.
There are four primary types of progressive dementia:
Alzheimer's develops as beta-amyloid proteins accumulate outside neurons in your brain, while tau proteins build up inside the nerve cells. As these proteins spread throughout your brain, they destroy more neurons, and that part of the brain shrinks.
Lewy body dementia occurs when proteins called Lewy bodies accumulate in your brain. Lewy bodies also cause Parkinson's disease dementia.
This type of dementia develops when several different proteins accumulate and cause nerve degeneration.
Vascular dementia occurs when decreased blood flow damages your brain. These changes occur gradually due to conditions such as atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, and autoimmune diseases.
Each person with dementia develops symptoms at a different pace. However, they can expect to experience problems such as:
Memory loss is the earliest symptom of Alzheimer's. By comparison, frontotemporal dementia's first symptoms include dramatic behavioral and personality changes.
However, as all the dementias progress, they eventually cause the same symptoms. For example, people develop behavioral and personality changes in the late stages of Alzheimer's.
Dr. Ravitz at Modern Migraine MD does a comprehensive assessment for dementia and looks for other causes of memory loss that are treatable.
Dementia is also a symptom of health conditions such as immune disorders, endocrine abnormalities (thyroid problems), nutritional deficiencies, and brain tumors. Treating the underlying condition usually reverses the dementia.
If Dr. Ravitz diagnoses you with Alzheimer's disease or Lewy body dementia, she can prescribe medications that may improve your symptoms.
Some medications for Alzheimer's slow down the progressive nerve destruction by reducing beta-amyloid proteins; other drugs may slow down memory loss and improve thinking and language abilities in both types of dementia.
If you or a loved one have signs of dementia, call Modern Migraine MD or book an appointment online today.
Neuropathy is a common health condition that affects more than 25% of people in the United States. However, because neuropathy causes a wide range of symptoms, getting an accurate diagnosis is difficult. At Modern Migraine MD, with office locations in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, Toms River, New Jersey, Aventura, Florida, and is virtually in 13 states, Risa Ravitz, MD, uses and reviews diagnostic studies to diagnose neuropathy. To schedule an in-office or telemedicine neuropathy consultation, call or book online today.
Of the four types of progressive dementia, Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60-80% of all cases. Board-certified neurologist Risa Ravitz, MD, at Modern Migraine MD, provides compassionate care for people with dementia. Dr. Ravitz does a comprehensive cognitive evaluation, determines if you have progressive dementia, and creates a holistic treatment plan that supports your brain health and physical well-being for as long as possible. To schedule an in-person or telemedicine appointment, call the office in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, Toms River, New Jersey, or Aventura, Florida.
Half of all people who have one seizure will have a second one within six months, which usually means they have epilepsy. Board-certified neurologist Risa Ravitz, MD, at Modern Migraine MD, offers comprehensive care for epilepsy, including EEG studies in the office and ongoing medical treatment to help prevent future seizures. Don't wait to seek help after your first seizure. To schedule an in-person or telemedicine appointment, use the online booking feature or call the office in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, Toms River, New Jersey, or Aventura, Florida, today.
During a stroke, blood flow to your brain stops. Without oxygen-rich blood, brain cells die. At Modern Migraine MD, with office locations in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, Toms River, New Jersey, and Aventura, Florida, board-certified neurologist Risa Ravitz, MD, diagnoses and rules out strokes. She also looks for other causes to explain your symptoms, such as transient ischemic attack (TIA) or transient global amnesia (TGA). Call or schedule your appointment online today. The practice provides telemedicine appointments in multiple states.
Your brain plays a significant role in controlling your sleep pattern. Though sleep disorders have many causes, some are neurological. At Modern Migraine MD, with office locations in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, Toms River, New Jersey, and Aventura, Florida, plus virtual telemedicine visits covering many states, Risa Ravitz, MD, offers workups for sleep disorders to confirm or rule out a neurological cause or a review of a sleep study. Call or schedule an in-office or telemedicine appointment online today. The practice provides telemedicine appointments in multiple states.
Once you develop neck pain, you have a 50-50 chance that it will turn into a chronic condition. With treatment from Risa Ravitz, MD, at Modern Migraine MD, you can better the odds and get effective pain relief. As a board-certified neurologist, Dr. Ravitz provides comprehensive care for neck pain and offers prompt in-person or telemedicine appointments. If you need neck pain relief, book an appointment online or call the office in Toms River, New Jersey, Aventura, Florida, or the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City today. Telemedicine appointments are availabile in multiple states.
Everyone knows what it's like to have an occasional tension headache. If you're lucky, you're not one of the 17% of adults who struggle with recurrent, severe headaches. As a board-certified neurologist and headache specialist, Risa Ravitz, MD, at Modern Migraine MD, has helped many patients find effective and long-lasting relief from headache pain. To learn more about your treatment options, schedule an in-person or telemedicine appointment today. Connect using the online booking feature or call the office in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, Toms River, New Jersey, or Aventura, Florida.
Migraines have a well-deserved reputation for causing debilitating head pain and nausea. But you can reduce the severity and frequency of your migraine pain with advanced treatments from Risa Ravitz, MD, at Modern Migraine MD. Along with specialized training in headache medicine, Dr. Ravitz personally deals with migraines, so she understands your challenges and the need for fast relief. To schedule an in-person or telemedicine appointment, use the online booking feature or call the office in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, Toms River, New Jersey, or Aventura, Florida, today. The practice provides telemedicine appointments in multiple states.
After their first bout with back pain, one in five adults won't improve. Instead, their back pain turns into a chronic and sometimes debilitating problem. At Modern Migraine MD, board-certified neurologist Risa Ravitz, MD, offers holistic treatment for back pain, helping patients get the relief they need to enjoy life again. To schedule an in-person or telemedicine appointment, call the office in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, Toms River, New Jersey, or Aventura, Florida, or use the online booking feature today. Telemedicine appointments are available in multiple states.
Though most people fully recover from COVID-19 within a few weeks, some continue to have post-COVID symptoms — ongoing head pain is a common post-COVID symptom. At Modern Migraine MD, with locations in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, Toms River, New Jersey, and Aventura, Florida, Risa Ravitz, MD, diagnoses and treats post-COVID headaches. The practice specializes in telemedicine and offers consultations for COVID headaches in multiple states. Call or schedule an appointment online today.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a type of neuropathy that affects one of the main nerves in your hand. Risa Ravitz, MD, is a board-certified neurologist at Modern Migraine MD, with office locations in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, Toms River, New Jersey, and Aventura, Florida, who diagnoses carpal tunnel syndrome, initiates treatment, and makes referrals for continued care. Modern Migraine MD offers telemedicine neurology services in multiple states, so patients get the care they need without a long wait. Call or schedule your carpal tunnel syndrome consultation online today.
Your nerves control sensations and movement. Nerve damage affects these functions, causing a wide range of symptoms. At Modern Migraine MD, with locations in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, Toms River, New Jersey, and Aventura, Florida, Risa Ravitz, MD, assesses nerve damage. She performs electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies (NCS) at the New York City location to diagnose the extent of the nerve damage or reviews study results through telemedicine visits. Call or schedule an in-office or telemedicine consultation online today.
Dizziness is a common symptom that has many causes. Frequent bouts of dizziness may indicate an underlying health condition. At Modern Migraine MD, with office locations in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, Toms River, New Jersey, and Aventura, Florida, Risa Ravitz, MD, diagnoses and rules out neurological causes of dizziness. Modern Migraine MD specializes in telemedicine appointments, helping patients in multiple states get a diagnosis quickly. Call or schedule an appointment online today.