Tag: Parkinson’s
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
Sodium Oxybate Promising for Parkinson’s, Daytime Sleepiness
Improvements in subjective sleep quality, objectively measured slow-wave sleep duration
Focused US Thalamotomy Effective in Tremor-Dominant PD
Improvements in on-medication median tremor score after FUS thalamotomy in Parkinson's
Smoking Alters Genetic Relationship with Parkinson’s
Smoking, HLA-DRB1 may be involved in common pathways, possibly neuroinflammation