Marinos Sotiropoulos, MD 🇬🇷🧠
@Marinos_S
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Neurologist, Behavioral Neurology Fellow at Mass General Brigham-Harvard Medical School, passionate about medical education and brain-behavior relationships.
Boston, MA
Joined January 2011
This paper was retracted after the authors acknowledged a small mistake — and now that retraction will follow them for the rest of their careers. That honesty becomes a permanent stain that could limit these authors’ careers for decades. The irony is that thousands of
Now online! Retraction notice to: Transcriptome-scale RNA-targeting CRISPR screens reveal essential lncRNAs in human cells
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Thrilled to be a board certified neurologist!! Excited for the next steps coming soon! #MedTwitter #NeuroTwitter
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The crus cerebri is not synonymous with the cerebral peduncle, and the corticospinal tract is not synonymous with the crus cerebri. Traditionally, the cerebral peduncle referred to all structures anterior to the midbrain tectum: the midbrain tegmentum, substantia nigra, and the
25-year-old male with morbid obesity (BMI > 40) and 5 years of untreated hypertension. He prefers “natural remedies” and stopped all antihypertensives. Presents with headache and left-sided numbness/heaviness. BP in the ED: 280/160 NIHSS: 1 (decreased sensation in LUE/LLE)
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PowerPoint has added a new tool called Co-Pilot that, while you’re working on your slides, keeps tempting you with offers like: ‘Shall I create a suitable figure for this text?’ And I’m like: ‘Sure, go ahead.’ This is the figure it produced for a slide where I’m supposed to
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Starting January 1, 2026, there will be a new Department of Neurology in East Texas at the School of Medicine. Grateful for the amazing faculty who have chosen to join us to address disparities in awareness and access to excellent and comprehensive neurological care.
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"The brain, specifically the human cortex, is the universe’s most sophisticated system of seemingly unrelated neural parcels interconnected through white matter tracts and synchronized electrically with spikes and oscillations of variable amplitudes, frequencies, and phases. This
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@HarvardMedicine have done a great job with this article on FND, focused on the contribution of colleagues working there, including Barbara Dworetzky, David Perez and alumnus Mark Hallett. https://t.co/7lqrQO2zZ5
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Grateful for @Radiopaedia and its founder @frankgaillard, team, feeders for years of tireless work making radiology learning accessible. Was revisiting brainstem tegmentum anatomy on https://t.co/mDeQiVR2bK with that beautiful image and just had to say thank you. 🙏
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🚨 New data on seizure prophylaxis in CAR-T! A new study evaluated whether levetiracetam (LVT) prevents ICANS in patients receiving anti-CD19 CAR-T for LBCL. Using a propensity-matched cohort of 254 patients, the findings were clear: 🧠 No reduction in ICANS with LVT
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Key PointsRoutine prophylaxis with LVT does not reduce the risk of any-grade or severe ICANS after CAR-T therapy for LBCL.LVT may induce deeper, early ICAH
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🚨Smell ( and taste ) as markers for Psychiatrists and Neurologists👃🏼🧠 How I use them in clinical practice ( from an old tweet) Depression / Parkinson’s / Long Covid "Has your smell (or taste) been affected?" 🚨 -Depression Individuals with depression often report a
Could smell be a window into understanding Parkinson’s symptoms and predicting outcome? Olfaction refers to the brain’s ability to identify and process smells. In a new paper in the European Journal of Neurology, Yeeun Sun and colleagues describe how smell loss can reveal
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After a woman reporter asked about President Trump’s name being raised in emails sent by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Trump snaps at her: “Quiet, piggy!” Disgusting and completely unacceptable. https://t.co/5NNaF86aEJ
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Days before reversing his stance on releasing the Epstein files, President Donald Trump called a reporter “piggy” after she asked about his name being raised in emails sent by convicted sex offender,...
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SCOOP: Unreported July 5, 2019 exchanges — sent a day before Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest — show Larry Summers asking Epstein for advice about a woman whose career Summers said was shaped by his professional influence, calling himself her “economics mentor.” https://t.co/jzqfP6Clg8
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As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
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The Harvard Crimson has the best reporting on Larry Summers-Epstein relationship -- here with more details as they team up in the apparent pursuit of an attractive LSE macroeconomist https://t.co/ZM2zKQgAca
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As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
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NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends. It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
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Old rule: “NPO after midnight.” New science: Clear fluids up to 2 hours before anesthesia are SAFE and BETTER. Clear fluids empty from the stomach very fast (within 60–90 minutes) → low aspiration risk. But the body stays hydrated → patient feels better.
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Applications are now open for our newly combined #Epilepsy and #CNP Fellowships! @MGHNeurology Details in the links below. 🧠 https://t.co/yrk7b9qZzd
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So proud to present our @MassGenBrigham chordoma systemic therapy study at @ctosociety . Grateful beyond words for the mentorship of Dr. Greg Cote and the unwavering, generous support of and @ChordomaFDN and @sommerjo. None of this work would have been possible without them.
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This seems quite bad.
If you are working for xAI then you should be ashamed of yourself for allowing this crap. You are not a “truth seeking” AI. You are promoting blatant falsehoods and lies. Why should I use your product if you get the simplest facts incorrect multiple times? @elonmusk why
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Registration open for @HMSPostgradCE course Brain Medicine: Integrating the Clinical Neurosciences. Live Feb 6th 2026 - with 30 days of on-demand viewing. Discounted registration deadline Dec 5th. @MGHNeurology @BWHNeurology @MGHPsychiatry @MassGenBrigham
https://t.co/pETXvMoXMB
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