Lady Cerebela, MD
@ladycerebela.bsky.social
Cognitive/Behavioral Neurologist • Dementia Researcher • Neurodivergent • I post about brains, wellness, and medical humor (she/her)
Choose your player 🤣😭
October 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Choose your player 🤣😭
It’s confusing to patients, and even healthcare workers, when trying to distinguish between “dementia” and “Alzheimer’s.” So here’s a schematic with different types of dementia (most common).
“Dementia” is an umbrella word. There are many different pathologies & presentations.
“Dementia” is an umbrella word. There are many different pathologies & presentations.
July 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It’s confusing to patients, and even healthcare workers, when trying to distinguish between “dementia” and “Alzheimer’s.” So here’s a schematic with different types of dementia (most common).
“Dementia” is an umbrella word. There are many different pathologies & presentations.
“Dementia” is an umbrella word. There are many different pathologies & presentations.
Greater than 99% of doctors would choose DNR status for end of life if they developed dementia or cancer.
July 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Greater than 99% of doctors would choose DNR status for end of life if they developed dementia or cancer.
Hey adult hospitals, what’s stopping you from looking like this?
January 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Hey adult hospitals, what’s stopping you from looking like this?
They must have put drugs in this
January 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
They must have put drugs in this
Nobody:
Absolutely nobody:
Some attending in the hospital right now:
Absolutely nobody:
Some attending in the hospital right now:
January 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Nobody:
Absolutely nobody:
Some attending in the hospital right now:
Absolutely nobody:
Some attending in the hospital right now:
Carefully plotting her next attack on the lone breakfast sandwich
January 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Carefully plotting her next attack on the lone breakfast sandwich
I failed my first medical school exam
Found out I had different learning abilities as a neurodivergent student
Now I’m officially a board-certified neurologist
I did the damn thing.
Found out I had different learning abilities as a neurodivergent student
Now I’m officially a board-certified neurologist
I did the damn thing.
December 11, 2024 at 8:11 PM
I failed my first medical school exam
Found out I had different learning abilities as a neurodivergent student
Now I’m officially a board-certified neurologist
I did the damn thing.
Found out I had different learning abilities as a neurodivergent student
Now I’m officially a board-certified neurologist
I did the damn thing.
Help there’s a literal tiger on top of me
November 27, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Help there’s a literal tiger on top of me
I’m on an assignment doing patient home visits over the next month. That means lunch in the car! In between visits all over the city. Trying to come up with food ideas for being on the road all day.
November 25, 2024 at 6:12 PM
I’m on an assignment doing patient home visits over the next month. That means lunch in the car! In between visits all over the city. Trying to come up with food ideas for being on the road all day.
It’s important for people in highly intellectual jobs to give the left side of their brain a break.
Try out some new right brain activities, like art or music. You don’t have to be good at it nor show anyone. It’s for therapeutic purposes.
(here’s a random and very simple watermelon I painted)
Try out some new right brain activities, like art or music. You don’t have to be good at it nor show anyone. It’s for therapeutic purposes.
(here’s a random and very simple watermelon I painted)
November 19, 2024 at 12:20 AM
It’s important for people in highly intellectual jobs to give the left side of their brain a break.
Try out some new right brain activities, like art or music. You don’t have to be good at it nor show anyone. It’s for therapeutic purposes.
(here’s a random and very simple watermelon I painted)
Try out some new right brain activities, like art or music. You don’t have to be good at it nor show anyone. It’s for therapeutic purposes.
(here’s a random and very simple watermelon I painted)
Happy Caturday
November 16, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Happy Caturday
For the first time ever, I saw “currant jelly sputum” after only learning about it in the med school text books. This is EXACTLY what it looked like.
November 14, 2024 at 1:51 AM
For the first time ever, I saw “currant jelly sputum” after only learning about it in the med school text books. This is EXACTLY what it looked like.
I refuse to call rollie pollies “pill bugs” unless they’re FDA approved
November 14, 2024 at 1:32 AM
I refuse to call rollie pollies “pill bugs” unless they’re FDA approved
November 13, 2024 at 12:28 PM
How do we have robotic surgeons and self-driving cars but women’s pants still don’t have pockets
November 12, 2024 at 6:17 PM
How do we have robotic surgeons and self-driving cars but women’s pants still don’t have pockets
How I feel making new butterfly friends on this app
November 10, 2024 at 2:17 PM
How I feel making new butterfly friends on this app
Hi Bluesky! I’m a neurologist with a focus in palliative care. I used to be a biochemist in cancer & ALS research. I miss the lab. Now I focus on improving care for patients with dementia. I love art, cats, pop culture, & tech. I would love to connect with more folks on here with common interests 🦋
November 8, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Hi Bluesky! I’m a neurologist with a focus in palliative care. I used to be a biochemist in cancer & ALS research. I miss the lab. Now I focus on improving care for patients with dementia. I love art, cats, pop culture, & tech. I would love to connect with more folks on here with common interests 🦋