Eleanor K. Orehek, MD shares details of some new delivery methods for carbidopa/levodopa in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Among the promising new technologies are a credit card-sized wearable…
Irene Malaty, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Florida, explains how doctors can help manage their patient’s motor fluctuations. A doctor can prescribe an alternative…
Charles Munyon, director of functional restorative neurosurgery at Temple University Hospital, MD, discusses movement disorders and their current treatments. Degenerative disorders involve the death of brain cells over…
Movement disorders aren’t always identified as irregular movements. Freezing in Parkinson’s disease (or motor block) happens when there is a brief temporary inability to move. Many patients with…
Neil Aronin, MD, is conducting studies that deal with how RNA interference interacts with the mutant gene in Huntington’s Disease. The research consists of inserting RNA into a…
Dr. Katrina Lindsay, PhD, NCSP, of the Akron Children’s Hospital, explains the types of tics in cases of Tourette’s and other involuntary movement disorders. She delves into the…
Postural instability is linked to Parkinson’s Disease. Daniel Corcos, PhD, explains how dancing and exercise may improve this symptom. He acknowledges that weight training, progressive resistance exercises, and…
Asparagine endopeptidase (AEP), an enzyme already identified as a contributor to the tangling of tau proteins and increasing neurotoxicity in Alzheimer’s cases, is now also believed to activate…
Traditionally, men have been more likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson disease. However, as people continue to live longer, cases of female patients with PD are becoming more…