Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that targeting neuronal signaling controlling aberrant learning in the ...
Jan. 14 -- WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Reduced dosages of dopamine agonists, drugs routinely used to treat Parkinson's disease, can cause symptoms similar to those experienced by addicts in ...
Parkinson's disease is no longer viewed as a faraway neurological ailment buried in textbooks. More than 10 million people ...
Parkinson’s disease often begins asymmetrically, affecting either the right or left side of the body first. Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) ...
The most commonly used scales in the screening of cognitive impairment in PD during the clinical routine are the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). MoCA ...
Researchers at McGill University have uncovered a surprising twist in how dopamine affects movement, overturning a ...
A research team led by McGill University has taken a close look at a long-standing idea about Parkinson’s disease and found it needs revision. Working with colleagues at the Douglas Research Centre, ...
Clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) could be performed in the presence of motor symptoms such as resting tremor, rigidity, akinesia, bradykinesia and postural instability. Nonmotor symptoms ...