Byline: Maggie MallonDaily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
They believe their problems can be addressed only through physical treatments and may not realize the disorder's psychological roots. They often have another psychiatric disorder that they're more willing to discuss during therapy; this other disorder then becomes the primary diagnosis. However, once...
strong urge to go. You may have OAB if you have to go eight or more times a day and more than once at night. Or you may feel the urge to go when you touch or hear running water. There's also a dry form of OAB: You get the urge to go even if your ...
The Michael J. Fox Foundation has raised $1.5 billion for research, and this month announced a breakthrough:a biomarker for Parkinson'swhich could mean faster diagnosis and treatment. "This changes everything," said Fox. "I know with where we are right now, in five years they will be...
Like most other systems in the body, you don’t notice it (or maybe even know about it) until there’s a problem. Too much or too little dopamine can lead to many different health issues. Some are serious, like Parkinson’s disease. Others are less severe. ...
Parkinson’s, dementia, Alzheimer’s, epilepsy, and other nervous system disorders. These technologies offer invaluable assistance by facilitating early detection, monitoring disease progression, and aiding in accurate diagnosis, thus enabling timely intervention and management of these complex neurological ...
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Methods: As part of a population based study on the prevalence of Parkinson's disease in London, all patients were identified with a diagnosis of parkinsonism, tremor with onset over age 50 years, or who had ever received antiparkinsonian drugs. All patients who agreed to participate were ...
In 15% the initial diagnosis was later rejected, while 19% of patients not diagnosed as Parkinson’s disease were later found to have the disorder. Their conclusion was that in 15% of the cases the clinical criteria of Parkinson’s disease were not followed, in accordance with previous ...
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