Statin usage, vascular diagnosis and vascular risk factors in Parkinson's disease [PDF]
Background and aims: Vascular disease is a common comorbidity in Parkinson’s disease patients. Statins are potentially neuroprotective for Parkinson’s disease through non-vascular mechanisms.
Cheng, Kelvin K.W. +3 more
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Drug Repurposing for Parkinson’s Disease: The International Linked Clinical Trials experience
The international Linked Clinical Trials (iLCT) program for Parkinson’s to date represents one of the most comprehensive drug repurposing programs focused on one disease.
Simon R. W. Stott +2 more
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Physiotherapy intervention in Parkinson's disease: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Objective To assess the effectiveness of physiotherapy compared with no intervention in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Clarke, Carl E. +10 more
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Identifying Parkinson’s Patients: A Functional Gradient Boosting Approach [PDF]
Parkinson’s, a progressive neural disorder, is difficult to identify due to the hidden nature of the symptoms associated. We present a machine learning approach that uses a definite set of features obtained from the Parkinson’s Progression Markers ...
Dhami, D. S. +3 more
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Palliative care for Parkinson’s disease: suggestions from a council of patient and carepartners
In 2015, the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation sponsored the first international meeting on Palliative Care and Parkinson’s disease and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute funded the first comparative effectiveness trial of palliative care for ...
Kirk Hall +4 more
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How Cognition and Motivation “Freeze” the Motor Behavior in Parkinson’s Disease
ObjectiveFreezing of gait (FoG) is a debilitating problem in patients with PD. The multifactorial pathogenesis of FoG remains poorly understood. We aimed to find which factors are most strongly associated with the occurrence of FoG.MethodsThree hundred ...
Paola Ortelli +9 more
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Elevated 5hmC levels characterize DNA of the cerebellum in Parkinson’s disease [PDF]
5-methylcytosine and the oxidation product 5-hydroxymethylcytosine are two prominent epigenetic variants of the cytosine base in nuclear DNA of mammalian brains.
F Shephard +10 more
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Extended Timed Up and Go assessment as a clinical indicator of cognitive state in Parkinson\u27s disease [PDF]
Objective: To evaluate a modified extended Timed Up and Go (extended-TUG) assessment against a panel of validated clinical assessments, as an indicator of Parkinson’s disease (PD) severity and cognitive impairment. Methods: Eighty-seven participants with
Anderton, R +7 more
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Measuring anxiety in Lewy Body Disease – Which scale to choose?
Background: Anxiety is among the most prevalent mood disorders in Lewy Body Disease (LBD) (i.e., Parkinson’s disease (PD), Dementia with Lewy bodies DLB), and those at-risk for developing LBD (e.g. isolated REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder (iRBD)).
Isabel Paniak +2 more
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Cognitive behavioral group therapy versus psychoeducational intervention in Parkinson's disease [PDF]
Objective: The aim of the current study was to evaluate whether cognitive behavioral group therapy has a positive impact on psychiatric, and motor and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Berardelli, Isabella +7 more
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