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Incidence of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in Parkinson's disease: The Parkinson's disease cognitive impairment study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: Cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD) includes a spectrum varying from Mild Cognitive Impairment (PD-MCI) to PD Dementia (PDD). The main aim of the present study is to evaluate the incidence of PD-MCI, its rate of progression to ...
Baschi R.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Levodopa inhibits the development of lens-induced myopia in chicks

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2020
Animal models have demonstrated a link between dysregulation of the retinal dopamine system and the development of myopia (short-sightedness). We have previously demonstrated that topical application of levodopa in chicks can inhibit the development of ...
Kate Thomson   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prescribing patterns and determinants for elderly patients with Parkinson's disease in Japan: a retrospective observational study using insurance claims databases

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2023
BackgroundThis study aimed to determine real-world prescribing patterns and determinants for Japanese patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), with a focus on patients ≥75 years.MethodsThis was a retrospective, observational, longitudinal study of ...
Morinobu Seki   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional correlates of optic flow motion processing in Parkinson’s disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The visual input created by the relative motion between an individual and the environment, also called optic flow, influences the sense of self-motion, postural orientation, veering of gait, and visuospatial cognition.
Cronin-Golomb, Alice   +6 more
core   +5 more sources

Accelerated Progression of Gait Impairment in Parkinson's Disease and REM Sleep Without Atonia

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective People with Parkinson's disease (PD) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep without atonia (RSWA) often have more severe gait disturbances compared to PD without RSWA. The association between the presence and expression of RSWA and the rate of progression of gait impairment in PD is unknown.
Sommer L. Amundsen‐Huffmaster   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Levodopa versus non-levodopa brain language fMRI in Parkinson's disease

open access: yesEinstein (São Paulo)
OBJECTIVE: To identify the effect of levodopa in language areas in Parkinson's disease patients. METHODS: We evaluated 50 patients with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease, age and gender paired to 47 healthy volunteers.
Paula Ricci Arantes   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Management of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder in patients with Parkinson's disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Among all of the devastating effects that Parkinson’s disease (PD) has on an individual, sleep dysfunction is one that can have a profound effect on the entire family of the patient. The most potentially destructive of these sleep syndromes being that of
Jeffries, Michael
core   +1 more source

Acting without being in control: Exploring volition in Parkinson's disease with impulsive compulsive behaviours. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
BACKGROUND: Several aspects of volitional control of action may be relevant in the pathophysiology of impulsive-compulsive behaviours (ICB) in Parkinson's disease (PD).
de Boer, L   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Acoustic Measures Capture Speech Dysfunction in Spinocerebellar Ataxia

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) are hereditary cerebellar degenerative disorders with a common feature of dysarthria, involving impaired phonatory and articulatory control of speech, thereby affecting social communication. In this study, we investigated whether acoustic measures could objectively measure speech dysfunction and identify
Zena Fadel   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the impact of adjunctive istradefylline on the cumulative dose of levodopa-containing medications in Parkinson’s disease: study protocol for the ISTRA ADJUST PD randomized, controlled study

open access: yesBMC Neurology, 2022
Background Levodopa remains the most effective symptomatic treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD) more than 50 years after its clinical introduction. However, the onset of motor complications can limit pharmacological intervention with levodopa, which ...
Taku Hatano   +25 more
doaj   +1 more source

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