Parkinson's Disease

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Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Might Disrupt Swimming Ability
Researchers found that some people lose their ability to swim when their Parkinson disease is treated with deep brain stimulation.
Aerobic Exercise May Relieve Motor Symptoms in Patients With Parkinson Disease
Researchers found that patients with Parkinson disease with mild disease severity can attenuate off-state motor signs by performing aerobic exercise.
Better Sleep Means Better Early-Morning Mobility in Parkinson's Disease
"Patients with Parkinson's disease, especially elderly patients, frequently experience subjective sleep benefits due to temporarily improved post-rising mobility," said Hiroshi Kataoka, MD, PhD, Nara…

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Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Might Disrupt Swimming Ability
Aerobic Exercise May Relieve Motor Symptoms in Patients With Parkinson Disease
Better Sleep Means Better Early-Morning Mobility in Parkinson's Disease
Exercise Boosts Ventral Striatum Activity, Caudate Dopamine Release in PD
Music Enhances Control in Adults With PD
Yoga Improves Balance, Eases Back Pain in Parkinson Disease
How Subthalamic Deep Brain Stim Improves Premotor-Motor Abnormalities in PD
Wearable Monitors Reveal Little About Activity Among Patients With PD
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Clinical Distinctions Between US Nursing Home Residents With Parkinson Disease With and Without Parkinson Disease Psychosis
This retrospective database analysis evaluated the demographic, functional, and clinical characteristics of nursing facility residents (NFR) with Parkinson disease (PD) compared with those with PD psychosis.
A Potential Blood Test for Parkinson Disease
Despite Parkinson disease diagnosis challenges, new research shines light on a potential noninvasive diagnostic test. Professor of neurology at the Brain Research Institute Gal Bitan, PhD, discusses his recent study findings.
Determining Appropriate Time to Initiate PD Treatment
Rob di Bie, MD, PhD, neurologist and professor of Movement Disorders at the University of Amsterdam’s Faculty of Medicine, discusses the long-term effects of a specific PD medication and the impact of starting the drug early.
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Is it Safe to Treat PD With a Drug Approved for Psuedobulbar Affect?
Michael Fralick, MD, FRCPC, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, discusses his recent study that examined a medication approved for psuedobulbar affect, which he found was regularly being prescribed to patients with PD and dementia. He explains why these…
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