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2. Parkinson's disease - Wikipedia

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   Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a neurodegenerative disease primarily of the central nervous system, affecting both motor and non-motor systems. Symptoms typically develop gradually, with non-motor issues becoming more prevalent as the disease progresses.

3. Parkinson's disease dementia - Wikipedia

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   DLB is diagnosed when cognitive symptoms begin before or at the same time as parkinsonism. Parkinson's disease dementia is the diagnosis when Parkinson's disease is well established before the dementia occurs; that is, the onset of dementia is more than a year after the onset of parkinsonian symptoms. [9]

4. Carbidopa/levodopa - Wikipedia

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   Carbidopa/levodopa, also known as levocarb and co-careldopa, is the combination of the two medications carbidopa and levodopa. [6] It is primarily used to manage the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, but it does not slow down the disease or stop it from getting worse. [6]

5. Management of Parkinson's disease - Wikipedia

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   In the management of Parkinson's disease, due to the chronic nature of Parkinson's disease (PD), a broad-based program is needed that includes patient and family education, support-group services, general wellness maintenance, exercise, and nutrition. At present, no cure for the disease is known, but medications or surgery can provide relief ...

6. Category:People with Parkinson's disease - Wikipedia

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   Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "People with Parkinson's disease" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of ...

7. Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale - Wikipedia

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   The unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS) is used to follow the longitudinal course of Parkinson's disease. The UPD rating scale is the most commonly used scale in the clinical study of Parkinson's disease. [1] The UPDRS is made up of these sections: [2] Part I: evaluation of mentation, behavior, and mood

8. Parkinson-plus syndrome - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

9. MPTP - Wikipedia

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   MPTP (1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine) is an organic compound.It is classified as a tetrahydropyridine.It is of interest as a precursor to the monoaminergic neurotoxin MPP +, which causes permanent symptoms of Parkinson's disease by destroying dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of the brain.