Movement Disorders
Opinion
Picking up the premotor symptoms of Parkinson’s
Premotor symptoms such as constipation, hyposmia (loss of sense of smell), and REM sleep behavior disorder may be early symptoms if there is no...
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Exercise tied to reduced Parkinson’s motor symptoms and increased well-being
“For most types of exercise we studied, we observed positive effects on both the severity of motor signs and quality of life.”
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What’s driving the "world’s fastest-growing brain disease"?
The chemical trichloroethylene (TCE) is associated with as much as a 500% increased risk for Parkinson’s disease (PD), suggests a new review data...
Literature Review
Focused ultrasound ablation reduces dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease
The procedure can be used to “treat patients when other surgical procedures can’t be applied.”
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Childhood nightmares a prelude to cognitive problems, Parkinson’s?
Compared with children who never had distressing dreams between ages 7 and 11 years, those who had persistent distressing dreams were 76% more...
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Childhood trauma tied to increased Parkinson’s disease severity
The relationship between childhood trauma and PD appears to be dose dependent, new research shows.
Commentary
What’s new in brain health?
A new study shows that nonmedical treatment is effective in people with frequent episodic and chronic tension-type headache.
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Can a ‘smart’ skin patch detect early neurodegenerative diseases?
The microneedle arrays detect neuroinflammatory biomarkers such as interleukin-6 in as little as 6 minutes.
Latest News
Ecopipam reduces Tourette’s tics without common side effects in phase 2 trial
Access to nonmedical therapies should be increased as children who start taking the medications early may take them for the rest of their lives....
Literature Review
Antiepileptic drugs tied to increased Parkinson’s disease risk
A large case-control study found a considerably higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease among patients who had taken AEDs in comparison with...
Literature Review
Prodromal Parkinson’s disease tied to significant functional impairment
Investigators suggest that prodromal Parkinson’s disease should be recognized as a distinct disease stage.