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Validation of Dorsal Column Electrical Stimulation as a Target for Parkinson's Disease Therapy
… (In preparation 2013) … Symptoms & Side Effects … Dyskinesia … Surgical … Deep Brain Stimulation … North …
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Michael J. Fox Foundation-funded Study Identifies Best Clinical Rating Scale
May 1, 2012
… measure for testing patient response to therapies to treat dyskinesia, the debilitating, uncontrollable movements that … effect of Parkinson’s disease (PD) drugs. MJFF has made dyskinesia a top research priority due to its significant …
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Related Conditions
… Parkinson’s or taking levodopa for many years. Read More Dyskinesia Dyskinesia is uncontrolled, involuntary movement that can …
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Ask the MD: Myths about Levodopa
August 30, 2017
… requires higher levodopa doses, side effects -- including dyskinesia (irregular, involuntary, uncontrolled movement) … individuals may not tolerate a dose reduction, preferring dyskinesia to other symptoms.) Levodopa always causes …
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Ask the MD: What Off, On and Other Common Parkinson’s Terms Mean
September 17, 2021
… (PD), you’ve probably come across words like “off,” “on,” dyskinesia and others. These describe certain Parkinson’s … control. This is when you have little or no symptoms. Dyskinesia : involuntary movement. Dyskinesia is extra …
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Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $1.1 Million for Validation of Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutic Targets
July 8, 2010
… focusing on targets that have the potential to alleviate dyskinesias, the excessive, uncontrollable movements … receptor gamma, as a potential target for treating dyskinesias. The possibility of providing evidence of the …