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Spinal Implants May Revolutionise Walking Rehabilitation in Parkinson’s Disease? (BBC News / Parkinson’s UK)

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Canadian researchers working with electrical stimulation to the spines of chronic Parkinson’s Disease patients have discovered a technique to improve mobility and reduce the risk of falls. The implants improve feedback signals returning back up to the brain. “[Benefit … Continue reading →

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Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Lewy Body Dementia (Psychological Medicine / International Psychogeriatrics)

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Lewy Body Dementia (dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s Disease Dementia) involves visual hallucinations, fluctuating cognition / attention, motor disturbances, falls, and extreme sensitivity to antipsychotics. Caution in the use of pharmacological treatments such as antipsychotics is advised in … Continue reading →

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Smell Test for Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease (BBC News)

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Parkinson’s Disease has a distinctive odour for certain gifted individuals, which has been analysed chemically and may now be replicated for automated detection by machine. This may, in future, permit earlier diagnosis and open the possibilities for timely treatments … Continue reading →

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Further Research Supports Speculation of Link Between Gut and Parkinson’s Disease (BBC News / Science Translational Medicine)

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Further evidence implying that the gut may be involved in the development of Parkinson’s Disease has emerged. Toxic (alpha-synuclein) proteins associated with Parkinson’s Disease tend to accumulate in the appendix, and it seems that people who have had their … Continue reading →

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Doubling in Global Burden of Parkinson’s Disease, 1990–2016 (Lancet Neurology)

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A systematic analysis of epidemiological studies concerning the global, regional, and nation-specific prevalence of Parkinson’s Disease (and years of life lived with disability arising from this condition) notes a doubling of the burden of Parkinson’s Disease between 1990 and … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D May Not Offer Protection Against Neurological Diseases? (NHS Choices / Nutritional Neuroscience / BJPsych Open)

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent systematic review of studies into the role of Vitamin D exposure levels / deficiency or supplementation in four neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s Disease) found little conclusive evidence for any … Continue reading →

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Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: the State of Current Understanding (NPJ Parkinson’s Disease)

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The following review summarises a recent conference on the topic of cognitive impairment encountered in Parkinson’s Disease. Full Text Link Reference Goldman, JG. Vernaleo, BA. [and] Camicioli, R. [et al] (2018). Cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease: a report from … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Parkinson’s Disease

Spinal Implants May Revolutionise Walking Rehabilitation in Parkinson’s Disease? (BBC News / Parkinson’s UK)

Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Lewy Body Dementia (Psychological Medicine / International Psychogeriatrics)

Smell Test for Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease (BBC News)

Further Research Supports Speculation of Link Between Gut and Parkinson’s Disease (BBC News / Science Translational Medicine)

Doubling in Global Burden of Parkinson’s Disease, 1990–2016 (Lancet Neurology)

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