Tag: Parkinson’s
Montreal Parkinson Risk of Dementia Scale Deemed Accurate
All eight items of office-based scale independently predict development of dementia in Parkinson's
AAN: Alpha-Synuclein Levels in Tears May Help ID Parkinson’s
PD patients have significantly decreased total alpha-synuclein in tears compared with healthy controls
Adjunct Zonisamide Beneficial in Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Zonisamide as an adjunct to levodopa improves parkinsonism without worsening cognitive function
Robot Training Improves Gait Stability in Parkinson’s
Improvements seen in response to perturbations while walking and in gait stability
DBS Safe But Not Beneficial in Parkinson’s Dementia
No consistent improvements seen in primary cognitive outcomes, resting state functional MRI
Cognitive Status Doesn’t Impact Cortical Aβ, Tau in Parkinson’s
Cortical Aβ, tau does not differ in Parkinson's patients who are cognitively normal, with MCI
High-Intensity Treadmill Exercise Feasible in Parkinson’s Disease
Mean change in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale motor score lower for high-intensity exercise
Impaired White Matter Integrity for Depression in Parkinson’s
Reduced fractional anisotropy values in left anterior corona radiata, left cingulum of depressed patients
More Men Than Women With Parkinson’s Have Caregivers
Caregivers of men report greater strain; women have faster rate to using a paid caregiver than men
LRRK2 Variants Linked to Lower Age at Onset of Parkinson’s
Participants with three risk variants of LRRK2 have significantly lower age at onset than noncarriers
