Study Identifies Possible Trigger for Parkinson's Disease
A chemical interaction that blocks cells' ability to break down damaged proteins may trigger development of Parkinson's disease (PD), a new study shows. Finding ways to overcome the blockage could lead to strategies for preventing the disease or ... [... more]
NINDS |
Parkinson's Disease
Information on Parkinson's disease by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Parkinson's is a disease that causes a progressive loss of nerve cell function in the part of the brain that controls muscle movement. Progressive means that this ... [... more]
Family Doctor |
Parkinson's Disease: A Complete Guide for Patients and ...
 Must have: If you have PD or care for someone or know someone with it you will find this book helpful in any of those situations. I learned many things from this book. Including that some things my husband, who has early onset PD, was going through that [... more]
$19.95
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Parkinson's disease surgery raises suicide risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Suicidal behavior is a potential risk of deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson's disease, suggest the results of a study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. Dr. Gilles ... [... more]
National Library of Medicine |
Physical and Occupational Therapy for Parkinsons Disease
The symptoms of Parkinson's disease might cause you to move more slowly. You might also feel tightness, pain, and weakness, especially in the muscles and joints. Physical therapy might help with these symptoms. Physical therapy cannot cure ... [... more]
Clevand Clinic |
Parkinson's Disease: Challenges, Progress, and Promise
Sidebar: Morris K. Udall Centers of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease Research Margaret did not take any medications for the disease until several years after her diagnosis. She then began medication that reduced her symptoms but did not stop ... [... more]
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Parkinson's Disease Surgery - WebMD
Some surgeries for Parkinson's disease, such as pallidotomy and thalamotomy, are hardly performed anymore. Neurotransplantation is a Parkinson's disease surgery that is still experimental. [... more]
Web MD |
FCA: (Parkinson's Disease)
Download here (353k) Simplified Download here (327k) Traditional More than one-third of caregivers provide intense and continuing care to others while suffering from poor health themselves. Learn more. (Parkinson's Disease) The following Fact ... [... more]
Family Caregiver Alliance |
Parkinson's Disease For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & ...
one of the best: After having read several books regarding Parkinson's Disease, I found that this was one of the most clearly written, comprehensive books I've read on the topic. It starts with a definition of the disease and then discusses such areas as [... more]
$19.99
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Parkinson's Disease and the Family: A New Guide (The ...
Addressing the daily living challenges of Parkinson's: Parkinson's is a movement disorder which affects 500,000 people in the US and adds thousands of new cases annually, but despite its prevalence, families often have little resources to guide them in [... more]
$17.50
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The Parkinson's Disease Treatment Book: Partnering with ...
My Mom is taking this book to the doctor for discussion points: This book recommends using it to help discuss with your doctor the PD medications, which is exactly what my Mom is going to do today. When I saw this book recently it was what my Mom had [... more]
$37.95
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Neurorehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease: An ...
Review by a speech-language pathologist: I read Neurorehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease with great interest. As the editors point out in the introduction, patients with Parkinson's are being seen in increasing numbers as our population ages. The book [... more]
$55.95
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