What Doctors Don't Tell YouThe anti Parkinson's drug selegiline can significantly increase the risk of death among patients who are under 80 years of age. ...
Apraxia of eyelid opening, or ALO, is medical speak for the very rare condition where people lose the ability to open their eyes. It's sometimes associated with Parkinson's, and it's a condition ...
Chronic exposure to the pesticide rotenone can produce parkinsonian like symptoms in animals, leading scientists to believe that it may do the same in humans. ...
Q My 76-year-old father has recently developed tremors which his GP has diagnosed as Parkinson’s disease, but I would like a second opinion.
There is no accurate blood or imaging diagnostic test for Parkinson’s. Doctors make the diagnosis based on clinical examination - though this can be difficult as other conditions such as Alzheimer's disease can resemble PD and must first be excluded.
In the early 1960s, researchers identified the fundamental brain defect behind Parkinson’s disease: loss of the brain cells producing the neurotransmitter dopamine, which helps control muscle activity. This led to the first successful treatment for...
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is found throughout the world and is thought to affect one or two people in every 1000. It is named after William Parkinson, who first described it as ‘the shaking palsy’ in 1817.
The key to treating Parkinson’s disease is to enhance the patient’s quality of life and wellbeing by focusing on a high-quality diet, a good daily multivitamin, effective stress control and, where appropriate, a programme of exercise.
Surgery is resorted to only when drug therapy fails. Possible procedures include everything from implanting devices and transplanting neural tissue to blasting the troublesome brain cells with an electrode - all with limited success and major side...
PARKINSON’S: Is dairy the cause?
