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PARKINSON'S DISEASE NEWS
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OCTOBER 2013
31st October 2013 - News release SENSORY PEN FOR DETECTING PARKINSON'S DISEASE A means of diagnosing Parkinson�s Disease is being developed by MANUS Neurodynamica using sensory pen technology. It is called thee DiPAR project. The system, combining sensor and computing technology, requires the patient to perform a set of writing tasks, drawing activities or a combination of both. The system records all movements of the pen as well as other parameters such as drawing pressure, plus acceleration and deceleration of movement, to identify patterns that are indicative of specific kinds of neuromotor disorder. The sensory pen can be used by non-specialists with minimal training so that large numbers of people would be able to be screened.
13th October 2013 - New research THE LONG TERM EFFECT OF DBS ON PARKINSON'S DISEASE Journal of the Formosan Medical Association [2013] Oct 5
[Epub ahead of print] (J.L.Jiang,
S.Y.Chen, T.C.Hsieh, C.W.Lee, S.H.Lin, S.T.Tsai)
Complete abstract
After 1 year significant improvements were seen in the UPDRS parts I, II, III, and IV and the Schwab and England scale. Five years after STN-DBS had been initiated improvements in UPDRS scores were observed only for parts II, III, and IV. In the off-medication/off-stimulation condition no significant improvement was observed. However, after 5 years there were significant deteriorations when compared to the improvements seen after 1 year in the scores for the UPDRS parts I, II, III and the Schwab and England scale.. Therefore, after the improvement experienced after 1 year the long term trend is downwards. For a printable version of this article click here. In order to refer to this article on its own click here.
7th October 2013 - New research DUAL LAYER L-DOPA CLINICAL TRIAL RESULTS Parkinsonism Related Disorders [2013] Sep 5 [Epub ahead of print]
(R.Pahwa, K.E.Lyons, R.A.Hauser, S.Fahn, J.Jankovic, E.Pourcher, A.Hsu,
M.O'Connell, S.Kell, S.Gupta)
Complete abstract
3rd October 2013 - New research DEPRESSION TREBLES THE RISK OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE Neurology [2013] Oct 2 [Epub ahead of print] (Cheng-Che Shen, Shih-Jen
Tsai, Chin-Lin Perng, Benjamin Ing-Tiau Kuo, Albert C.Yang)
Complete abstract Parkinson's Disease is primarily due to the insufficient formation of dopamine in the brain, in the dopaminergic neurons. Besides affecting muscle function and therefore the characteristic muscular symptoms of Parkinson's Disease such as as rigidity and tremor, dopamine insuffiency also affects the emotions.
3rd October 2013 - New book UNDERSTANDING PARKINSON'S DISEASE : AN INTRODUCTION FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS Naheed Ali
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