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Ask the MD: Apathy and Parkinson’s Disease
January 12, 2016
… adjustments may be recommended: Maintain a regular sleep and wake schedule. Go to bed and get out of bed at the … you snore loudly, act out your dreams, or feel excessively sleepy during the day, ask your doctor if you need a sleep evaluation. Create a schedule that incorporates …
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Answering Questions on Deep Brain Stimulation
February 3, 2014
… DBS candidacy is that it should be considered when motor problems produced in PD (slowness, stiffness, shaking, walking problems, wearing off of medication, fluctuations of motor … not respond to medication or to DBS, such as severe balance problems or significant cognitive difficulties. These …
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Ask the MD: Vision and Parkinson's Disease
October 27, 2015
… with reading or driving, they can worsen walking or balance problems, and even contribute to hallucinations. Vision problems can be due to Parkinson’s disease (PD), the … they are more likely to happen in people who have ongoing problems with their vision (they need corrective lenses or …
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LRRK2 Cohort Consortium
… (cognitive, neurobehavioral, neuropsychological, autonomic, sleep) Imaging: fMRI, DaTSCAN SPECT, FDG PET, transcranial … (cognitive, neurobehavioral, neuropsychological, autonomic, sleep) Imaging: fMRI, DaTSCAN SPECT, FDG PET, transcranial …
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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Trial of Nexalin® vs. Placebo in Subjects with Early Parkinson's Disease
… stiffness, they may be associated with side effects such as sleepiness, nausea and dizziness and may be less effective … to treatment in terms of physical symptoms of PD as well as sleep, anxiety and depression. Relevance to … and may benefit both motor symptoms and well as mood and sleep issues. Anticipated Outcome: The hypothesis is that …
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Validation of Novel and Traditional Quantitative EEG Biomarkers
… Objective/Rationale: Cognitive problems commonly add to the disability of the motor … most reliable for use in testing treatments for cognitive problems in PD, making such testing easier and more … to play an important part in the cause of cognitive problems in PD. …