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Neurodegenerative conditions and Parkinson-plus syndromes that can cause parkinsonism include: [6] Corticobasal degeneration [6] Dementia with Lewy bodies [6] The relationship (if any) with essential tremor is not clear. [7] Frontotemporal dementia (Pick's disease) [8] Gerstmann–Sträussler–Scheinker syndrome [6] Huntington's disease [6]
Historically, starting in 1917 an epidemic of encephalitis lethargica, also called von Economo's encephalitis or "sleepy-disease" occurred, possibly related to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic; however, even with the use of modern molecular diagnostic tests on appropriate corpses, no firm link between encephalitis lethargica and influenza has been ...
Levodopa (L-Dopa), a drug used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, improves parkinsonian symptoms in a small percentage of MSA patients. A recent trial reported that only 1.5% of MSA patients experienced any improvement at all when taking levodopa, their improvement was less than 50%, and even that improvement was a transient effect ...
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While many environmental factors may exacerbate Parkinson's disease, exercise is considered to be one of the main protective factors for neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's disease. The types of exercise interventions that have been studied can be categorized as either aerobic or goal-based. [47]
Thousands of paraquat users in the U.S. who also suffer from Parkinson’s brought a lawsuit against Syngenta, alleging that the company had a responsibility to warn them of the potential of ...
The researchers examined the common weed killer's effects in roundworms, but the findings have implications for humans, they said. Florida study suggests weed killer Roundup could contribute to ...
Parkinson-plus syndromes (PPS) are a group of neurodegenerative [1] diseases featuring the classical features of Parkinson's disease (tremor, rigidity, akinesia/bradykinesia, and postural instability) with additional features that distinguish them from simple idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Parkinson-plus syndromes are either inherited ...