Among the different types of pain observed in Parkinson's disease, parkinsonian central pain (PCP) has the highest severity, and is poorly characterized and difficult to describe not only by patients but also by neurologists. Thus PCP remains not strictly defined and is difficult to distinguish ...
Several neurodegenerative conditions affect individuals, including Parkinsonism and Alzheimer's disease. The majority of neurodegenerative diseases are usually diagnosed late in disease progression. Symptoms have been used to diagnose various neurodegenerative conditions. Imaging studies are considered some of the...
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) is an OTC and prescription injection medication used to treat hay fever, hives, allergic conjunctivitis, motion sickness, and mild cases of Parkinsonism. Side effects, drug interactions, dosage, storage, and pregnancy safety information should be reviewed before taking this me...
How are radiopharmaceuticals used to diagnose neurological diseases? How is aphasia treated? How does levodopa alleviate symptoms of Parkinsonism? What neurological disorders cause dizziness? What causes ataxia telangiectasia? Can anxiety cause vestibular problems? How does Parkinson's affect proprioception?
How to determine eligibility of patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection for FMT As the effectiveness of FMT has only been recognized by the authorities for recurrent CDI, it is extremely important to diagnose recurrent CDI both with the presence of clinical symptoms and positive microbio...
Further articles in the current issue give details about the effect of Damask rose on PCOS, illustrate the issues gender bias may exert in research studies, go into a joint drug approach in ischemia-reperfusion injury, and a promising tool to diagnose Parkinsonian disorders. Two articles dive ...
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a degenerative disease manifesting a combination of parkinsonism, cerebellar, pyramidal, and autonomic (including urinary, sexual and anorectal) dysfunction. It is pathomorphologically defined, but lacks a definitive clinical diagnostic test. In patients with probable MSA...
Geser F, Wenning G, Poewe W, McKeith I (2005) How to diagnose dementia with Lewy bodies: state of the art . Mov Disord 20 Supplement 1211–20Geser F, Wenning GK, Poewe W, McKeith I 2005. How to diagnose dementia with Lewy bodies: State of the art . Mov Disord 20 (Suppl 12) ...
There is considerable interest in discovering markers to diagnose this preclinical stage. Current predictive marker development stems mainly from two principles; first, that pathologic processes occur in lower brainstem regions before substantia nigra involvement and second, that redundancy and compensatory ...
How are Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism different? How do Lewy bodies contribute to Parkinson's disease? Why do Lewy bodies form in Parkinson's disease? How do Lewy bodies differ from Alzheimer's disease? Do all Parkinson's patients have Lewy bodies?