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Phenoprofiling PD
… may also suffer so-called “non-motor features,” including problems with mental functioning, depression, falling asleep or staying awake, and autonomic functions (for example bladder and bowel problems). Furthermore, when patients are treated over the …
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Understand Me for Life: An Intelligibility App for Parkinson's Disease
… 90% of people with Parkinson’s develop speech and language problems over the course of the disease, and more than half of these speakers experience problems with intelligibility (their ability to be … Me for Life app will be designed to target intelligibility problems in Parkinson’s disease. A total of 10 speakers will …
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Untangling PINK1–Tau Crosstalk and Co-Morbidity Mechanisms in Parkinson’s Disease
… is a brain disorder that gets worse over time, causing problems with movement and cognitive abilities. Two key problems are often seen together in this disease: damage to … mice and human brain cell models will be used to test how problems with PINK1 lead to harmful changes in tau and how …
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Study Reveals Risk Factors for Early Psychosis in Parkinson's
April 18, 2017
… sense of smell and increased symptoms of depression and REM sleep behavior (a sleep condition in which a person acts out his or her … symptoms (e.g., lack of sense of smell, depression and REM sleep behavior disorder) does not imply that one will …
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Glossary of Terms
… tolcapone. Tolcapone has been known to cause serious liver problems and has been withdrawn from the Canadian and … dysfunction , postural instability and gait dysfunction , sleep disorders , speech disorders , depression , and … other than movement. These include cognitive impairment, sleep problems and depression. These typically do not …
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The Stigma of Parkinson's Disease
February 9, 2015
… disease — tremor, stiffness, slowness and/or walking problems — are fairly obvious to the outside observer. Less …