According to a pilot study at the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, group physical and occupational therapy sessions may be beneficial for symptom improvement and motivation levels in people living with Parkinson’s.
Study co-authored by Dr. Karen Hegland found sensorimotor training for airway protection improved cough-related outcomes in Parkinson’s patients.
Researchers at the University of Florida study the impact dopamine replacement medications like Levodopa have on the facial expressions of a person living with Parkinson’s disease.
Amid questions about the late boxing great’s symptoms, UF’s Dr. Michael Okun and colleagues conclude his primary diagnosis was young-onset Parkinson’s disease.
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Drs. Irene Malaty and Bhavana Patel co-author review in Practical Neurology about new agents, formulations and procedures to improve Parkinson’s treatment.
Drs. Ramzi Salloum and Michael Okun co-authored new JAMA Neurology viewpoint article.
Dr. Michael Okun provides insight into a study by researchers in Switzerland looking into the causes of “freezing” in Parkinson’s.
Researchers find impulse control disorders are likely more common with Parkinson’s disease due to underreporting by patients in questionnaires.
Researchers find that the brain may benefit from a novel stimulation pattern called TOPS instead of chronic continuous, standard stimulation with DBS.
