Re: R. Sandyk

["Charles T. Meyer, M.D." <cmeyer2@xxxxxxxx>]

Joe

While I agree with you that Sandyk may just have an un-popular Idea in a
skeptical scientific world,  the prolificness of his publications 1 every 2
weeks  since 1980 almost by definition cannot be good science.  How can you
complete a study every 2 weeks.  The International Journal of Neuroscience
is according to Bob Fink owned by him.  Articles are usually reviewed for
their scientific validity by a panel of experts in the field but some
Journals are un-reviewed.  I would doubt he would get a rejection from his
own Journal  and after all this time I think that he likely would have
gotten some good controlled studies. It is possible but doubtful that he may
have a good idea but my red flags go up when I read this sort of thing.

Charlie
----- Original Message -----
From: J. R. Bruman <jrbruman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 10:56 PM
Subject: R. Sandyk


> Just for fun, I called up all the Medline citations of papers by
> R. Sandyk, the advocate of transcranial magnetic stimulation that
> we've discussed lately. Beginning in 1980, there are 555! That's
> an average of more than one every two weeks for the past 20 years.
> They begin in German, then switch to English in the South African
> Medical Journal, and most recently in the International Journal of
> Neuroscience, concentrating on the various effects of magnetic
> stimulation. Dr. Sandyk's latest address is Touro College, Bay
> Shore, New York. While the numerous publications aren't in the
> most prestigious neurology journals, they at least seem important
> enough to the Medline catalogers. I see no indication that he is a
> charlatan, only an enthusiast for an unpopular idea. There have
> been other 'loner' ideas that found acceptance, for example Walter
> Birkmayer and selegiline (Eldepryl) to act against oxidative stress.
> While magnetism isn't quite 'mainline science' just yet, keep an open
> mind. Cheers,
> Joe
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