Neurology Deerfield IL

Try a wide variety of mental games, from crossword puzzles to computer games. Experts say seniors tend to do what they're good at over and over again. While that may improve proficiency, it doesn't form new neuronal connections or boost neurotransmitter production in the brain like new and diverse experiences do.

Efraim Panganiban David, MD
Lincolnshire, IL
Specialties
Neurology
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Univ Of The Philippines, Coll Of Med, Manila, Philippines
Graduation Year: 1991

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Howard Lee Lipton, MD
Highland Park, IL
Specialties
Neurology
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Univ Of Ne Coll Of Med, Omaha Ne 68198
Graduation Year: 1964

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Steven Lester Lewis, MD
(312) 942-4500
Highland Park, IL
Specialties
Neurology
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Stanford Univ Sch Of Med, Stanford Ca 94305
Graduation Year: 1983

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Irving Herman Rozenfeld, MD
(847) 676-0685
Highland Park, IL
Specialties
Neurology, Pediatrics
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Univ Of Chicago, Pritzker Sch Of Med, Chicago Il 60637
Graduation Year: 1947
Hospital
Hospital: Michael Reese Hosp And Med Ctr, Chicago, Il

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Elizabeth S Katz Kessler, MD
(847) 433-9390
1950 Sheridan Rd Ste 101
Highland Park, IL
Specialties
Neurology
Gender
Female
Education
Medical School: Univ Of Chicago, Pritzker Sch Of Med, Chicago Il 60637
Graduation Year: 1973
Hospital
Hospital: Highland Park Hosp, Highland Park, Il; Rush North Shore Med Ctr, Skokie, Il

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David P Randall, DO
(847) 657-5875
Lincolnshire, IL
Specialties
Neurology
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Chicago Coll Of Osteo Med, Midwestern Univ, Chicago Il 60615
Graduation Year: 1993

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Szymon Rosenblatt, MD
(847) 926-5005
767 Park Ave W Ste 330
Highland Park, IL
Specialties
Neurological Surgery
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Rheinisch-Westfalische Tech Hoch, Med Fak, Aachen, Germany
Graduation Year: 1980
Hospital
Hospital: Northwestern Mem Hosp, Chicago, Il

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Wayne Langburt, MD
Highland Park, IL
Specialties
Neurology
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Mc Gill Univ, Fac Of Med, Montreal, Que, Canada
Graduation Year: 1991

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Jorge N Aguayo Cabrera, MD
Highland Park, IL
Specialties
Neurology
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Univ Nac Mayor De San Marcos, Prog Acad De Med Humana, Lima, Peru
Graduation Year: 1961

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Nancy Whipple Spencer, MD
(608) 231-1778
Northbrook, IL
Specialties
Neurology
Gender
Female
Education
Medical School: Univ Of Tx Med Sch At San Antonio, San Antonio Tx 78284
Graduation Year: 1983

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7 Ways to Save Your Brain

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A 2009 Mayo Clinic study found that of 1,300 people ages 70 to 89, those that had regularly engaged in mentally challenging activities, such as reading, playing games, and doing crafts, in their 50s and early 60s were 40 percent less likely to develop memory loss than those who hadn’t. Follow these simple steps to stay sharp as you age.

Hone your manual skills: Learn a new instrument, start quilting, build a model airplane, or get going on those carpentry projects you’ve been putting off. Such activities not only help promote hand and finger dexterity, they also foster the development of new neural connections.

Learn one new word every day: This engages the brain’s language centers, frontal lobe, and memory circuits. “It’s like aerobics for your brain,” says George Washington University Neurology Professor Richard Restak, MD.

Challenge your short-term memory: Although iPhones and BlackBerries may be convenient, they have one downside: They’ve robbed us of the need to commit things to memory. Do it anyway. Memorize your grocery list, your friends’ phone numbers, the US presidents in order, every state’s capital city. As the saying goes, if you don’t use it, you lose it.

Mix it up: Try a wide variety of mental games, from crossword puzzles to computer games. Experts say seniors tend to do what they’re good at—over and over again. While that may improve proficiency, it doesn’t form new neuronal connections or boost neurotransmitter production in the brain like new and diverse experiences do.

Be friendly: Engage in social activities as much as possible. Multiple studies have shown that living a solo life can vastly increase your risk of dementia. One recent Swedish study of 2,000 men and women found that people living alone at age 50 had twice the risk of developing dementia 21 years later than those who were living with a partner in middle age.

Shut the TV off: Research shows that those who watch minimal TV are as much as 50 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease.

Keep working: Resist the temptation to retire early. A recent British study of 382 men found a significant association between later retirement and later onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

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