What Doctors Don't Tell YouParkinson’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...
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Q:How successful are some of the new therapies for Parkinson's disease? I've just heard that doctors are experimenting with transplanting fetal brain tissue in patients with Parkinson's. What are ...
And now - a paradox. Levodopa is the first-line treatment for Parkinson's disease, and it's generally agreed that the drug can reduce some of the distressing symptoms, especially in the earlier stages of the disease. But like any powerful drug, it...
Two years ago my husband, now 58 years old, had moderate Parkinson's and held down a job. Then the medication he was taking, Sinemet, congested his liver and caused hepatitis. The result was adv ...
The nutritional supplement coenzyme Q10 could slow the progress of early-stage Parkinson’s.
Levodopa’s ability to reduce the distressing symptoms of early-stage Parkinson’s disease has earned itself enough street cred to become the first-line treatment for the condition. However, there’s a flip-side to every coin, and this drug is no...
