Tag: Parkinson’s
Conversion From Sleep Disorder to Neurodegeneration Studied
Predictors include abnormal quantitative motor testing, MCI, olfactory deficit, motor symptoms
Levodopa + Carbidopa Does Not Modify Disease in Early Parkinson
Findings in patients with early Parkinson disease evaluated over the course of 80 weeks
Urate Elevation in Potential Tx for Parkinson’s Not Tied to HTN
Phase II clinical trial results, mouse model study show no link between serum urate, changes in BP
Gene Therapy Forms New Polysynaptic Pathways in Parkinson’s
Patients receiving GAD gene therapy develop unique treatment-dependent polysynaptic brain circuit
Reduced Survival for Patients With Idiopathic Parkinsonism
Mild cognitive impairment, freezing of gait, elevated leukocytes in CSF tied to shorter survival
Removing Appendix May Lower Risk for Parkinson’s Disease
Healthy human appendix contains intraneuronal α-synuclein aggregates, truncation products
Half of Women to Develop Stroke, Dementia, or Parkinsonism
Third of men to develop at least one of these; women more likely to experience both stroke and dementia
Sensor Array May Detect De Novo Parkinson’s Disease in Breath
Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy values of 79, 84, and 81 percent for detecting PD from controls
Parkinson’s Medications Tied to Impulse Control Disorders
Impulse control disorders strongly associated with dopamine agonist use
Strong Link Identified Between T2DM and Parkinson’s Disease
Findings in large cohort study based in the United Kingdom
