Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (also known as Parkinson disease or PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer's motor skills and speech, as well as other functions.
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Imaging, Cognition, and Parkinson’s Disease—An Overview
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by motor symptoms including resting tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia. However, cognitive and behavioral...
Therapeutic Exploration of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Antagonists in Parkinson’s Disease by Positron Emission Tomography
There is great interest in developing pharmacological compounds that function through metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) as modulators of...
As Use of Herbal Remedies Soars, Patients Taking These and Cardiovascular Medications May be at Heightened Risk of Dangerous, Potentially Life-Threatening Interactions
"Many people have a false sense of security about these herbal products because they are seen as 'natural,'" said Arshad Jahangir, M.D.,...
"Disease-modification" trials in Parkinson disease: target populations, endpoints and study design
However, presently, no fully satisfying efficacy "disease-modification" study design exists, and no drug has yet been approved for that indication....
Enteral levodopa/carbidopa infusion in advanced Parkinson disease: long-term exposure
Maximum treatment duration was 10.7 years. Fifty-two patients were treated for 1 year or longer. The adverse effect profile of levodopa/carbidopa...
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DISEASE/CONDITION(S) Alzheimer disease Dementia Other chronic dementing illnesses (e.g., Pick's disease, Huntington disease, and Parkinson disease) GUIDELINE CATEGORY Management CLINICAL SPECIALTY...
To review the available empirical evidence and give specific recommendations for the identification of children with autism...
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