Steroidal anti inflammatory drug betamethasone significantly alters level of striatal dopamine in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease [PDF]
, 2008 Many scientific efforts have been well done to investigate the effects of anti inflammatory agents on the degenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson’s (PD) or Alzheimer’s disease and their affiliated sings.
Amin Geravand +4 more
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Relationship Between Swallowing Function and Maximum Phonation Time in Patients With Parkinsonism [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018 Objective To identify the relationship between maximum phonation time (MPT) and swallowing function, as well as the elements of swallowing, in order to provide a rationale for speech therapy in patients with Parkinsonism manifesting dysphagia.
Eu Jeong Ko, Minji Chae, Sung-Rae Cho
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Idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder: a case report
Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, 2017 This case reports one of the rare parasomnias, i.e. rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder (RSBD), and shows that accurate diagnosis and management results in great outcome.
Niranjan Hebbar YR +3 more
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Progress on diagnosis and treatment of functional parkinsonism
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2023 Functional parkinsonism (FP) is a disorder caused by psychological factors rather than neurodegeneration. Functional parkinsonism has a great influence on patients' quality of life and daily function. However, due to overlapping with some of the symptoms
HUANG Pei, WANG Gang
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Serotonin system implication in L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia: from animal models to clinical investigations [PDF]
, 2014 In the recent years, the serotonin system has emerged as a key player in the induction of l-DOPA-induced dyskinesia (LID) in animal models of Parkinson's disease. In fact, serotonin neurons possess the enzymatic machinery able to convert exogenous l-DOPA
CARTA, MANOLO, TRONCI, ELISABETTA
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Clinical and Swallowing Characteristics Related With Respiratory Infection in Parkinsonism Patients [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2023 Objective To investigate the clinical and swallowing characteristics related to respiratory infection in patients with parkinsonism. Methods One hundred and forty-two patients with parkinsonism who underwent videofluoroscopic swallowing studies (VFSS ...
Ji Su Jung +3 more
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Anti-oxidants in Parkinson's disease therapy: a critical point of view [PDF]
, 2016 Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative neurological syndrome, which is characterized by the preferential death of dopaminergic (DAergic) neurons in the SubstantiaNigra.
Beltramini, Mariano +3 more
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Striatal cholinergic interneurons generate beta and gamma oscillations in the corticostriatal circuit and produce motor deficits [PDF]
, 2016 Cortico-basal ganglia-thalamic (CBT) neural circuits are critical modulators of cognitive and motor function. When compromised, these circuits contribute to neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as Parkinson's disease (PD).
Bucklin, Mark +5 more
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Parkinsonian Syndromes in Motor Neuron Disease: A Clinical Study
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022 BackgroundParkinsonian syndromes may rarely occur in motor neuron disease (MND). However, previous studies are heterogeneous and mostly case reports or small case series.
Jacopo Pasquini +17 more
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The effectiveness of traditional methods and altered auditory feedback in improving speech rate and intelligibility in speakers with Parkinson's disease [PDF]
, 2010 Communication problems are a frequent symptom for people with Parkinson's disease (PD) which can have a significant impact on their quality-of-life. Deciding on the right management approach can be problematic though, as, with the exception of LSVT (R ...
Dobinson, Corinne +4 more
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