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Related ArticlesMild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: a distinct clinical entity? Transl Neurodegener. 2017;6:24 Authors: Wen MC, Chan LL, Tan LCS, Tan EK Abstract BACKGROUND: Mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD-MCI) is a common clinical condition. Understanding its pathology and clinical features is important for early intervention before the ... read more

Related ArticlesAnalysis of Correlation between an Accelerometer-Based Algorithm for Detecting Parkinsonian Gait and UPDRS Subscales. Front Neurol. 2017;8:431 Authors: Rodríguez-Molinero A, Samà A, Pérez-López C, Rodríguez-Martín D, Alcaine S, Mestre B, Quispe P, Giuliani B, Vainstein G, Browne P, Sweeney D, Moreno Arostegui JM, Bayes À, Lewy H, Costa A, ... read more

Related ArticlesFalling upward with Parkinson's disease. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2017;3:29 Authors: Buetow SA, Martínez-Martín P, McCormack B Abstract Falls can injure, even kill. No one with Parkinson's disease (PD) wants to fall by accident. However, the potential nastiness of falls does not preclude a more nuanced understanding of the personal ... read more

Related ArticlesOptimization of the determination method for dissolved cyanobacterial toxin BMAA in natural water. Anal Chem. 2017 Sep 17;: Authors: Yan B, Liu Z, Huang R, Xu Y, Liu D, Lin TF, Cui F Abstract There is a serious dispute on the existence of β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) in water, which is ... read more

Related ArticlesVagus nerve stimulation improves locomotion and neuronal populations in a model of Parkinson's disease. Brain Stimul. 2017 Aug 24;: Authors: Farrand AQ, Helke KL, Gregory RA, Gooz M, Hinson VK, Boger HA Abstract BACKGROUND: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder with no disease-modifying therapies, and symptomatic treatments ... read more

Related ArticlesNeuroprotective Effects of Eexenatide in a Rotenone-Induced Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease. Am J Med Sci. 2017 Sep;354(3):319-324 Authors: Aksoy D, Solmaz V, Çavuşoğlu T, Meral A, Ateş U, Erbaş O Abstract BACKROUND: Several studies suggest an association between Parkinson's disease (PD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus; these 2 ... read more

Related ArticlesBrain metabolic correlates of fatigue in Parkinson's disease: A PET study. Int J Neurosci. 2017 Sep 18;:1-16 Authors: Zhang L, Li T, Yuan Y, Tong Q, Jiang S, Wang M, Wang J, Ding J, Xu Q, Zhang K Abstract The neural bases of fatigue in Parkinson's disease (PD) remain ... read more

Related ArticlesResponse to: On the role of visual electrophysiology in parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2017 Sep 07;: Authors: S J, Ekker MS, Poewe W, van Wezel RJA, Nonnekes J, Bloem BR PMID: 28919149 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] ... read more

Related ArticlesThe effect of directed photic stimulation of the pineal on experimental Parkinson's disease. Physiol Behav. 2017 Sep 15;: Authors: Willis GL, Freelance CB Abstract The role of the circadian system in Parkinson's disease (PD) is a topic of increasing scientific interest. This has emerged from recent studies demonstrating an ... read more

Related ArticlesTrigeminal system in Parkinson's disease: A potential avenue to detect Parkinson-specific olfactory dysfunction. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2017 Sep 11;: Authors: Tremblay C, Durand Martel P, Frasnelli J Abstract BACKGROUND: Olfactory dysfunction (OD) is very frequent in Parkinson's disease (PD) and observed years before diagnosis. The trigeminal system, a chemosensory ... read more

Related ArticlesThe Influence of Parkinson's Disease on Lumbar Decompression Surgery:A Retrospective Case Control Study. World Neurosurg. 2017 Sep 14;: Authors: Westermann L, Eysel P, Hantscher J, Baschera D, Simons M, Herren C, Zarghooni K, Siewe J Abstract BACKGROUND: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a major risk factor during spine surgery, and ... read more

Related ArticlesNeuroprotective effect of curcumin-I in copper-induced dopaminergic neurotoxicity in rats: A possible link with Parkinson's disease. Neurosci Lett. 2017 Sep 14;: Authors: Abbaoui A, Chatoui H, Hiba OE, Gamrani H Abstract Numerous findings indicate an involvement of heavy metals in the neuropathology of several neurodegenerative disorders, especially Parkinson's disease ... read more

Related ArticlesEbstein's Anomaly Associated with Atrial Septal Defect and Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome. Mymensingh Med J. 2017 Jul;26(3):676-679 Authors: Hasan MN, Ahmed K, Ahmed SM, Rahman MM Abstract Ebstein's anomaly is a rare congenital heart disorder, accounting for <1% of all cases of congenital heart disease. It is a congenital malformation ... read more

The Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury on Later Life: Effects on Normal Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases. J Neurotrauma. 2017 Sep 16; Authors: Griesbach GS, Masel BE, Helvie RE, Ashley M Abstract The acute and chronic effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) have been widely described; however, there is limited knowledge ... read more

Related ArticlesMembrane Binding of Parkinson's Protein α-Synuclein: Effect of Phosphorylation at Positions 87 and 129 by the S to D Mutation Approach. Isr J Chem. 2017 Jul;57(7-8):762-770 Authors: Kumar P, Schilderink N, Subramaniam V, Huber M Abstract Human α-synuclein, a protein relevant in the brain with so-far unknown function, plays ... read more

DJ-1 Deficiency Impairs Autophagy and Reduces Alpha-synuclein Phagocytosis by Microglia. J Neurochem. 2017 Sep 16;: Authors: Nash Y, Schmukler E, Trudler D, Pinkas-Kramarski R, Frenkel D Abstract Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, of which 1% of the hereditary cases are linked to mutations in DJ-1, an oxidative ... read more

Dopamine induces soluble α-synuclein oligomers and nigrostriatal degeneration. Nat Neurosci. 2017 Sep 18;: Authors: Mor DE, Tsika E, Mazzulli JR, Gould NS, Kim H, Daniels MJ, Doshi S, Gupta P, Grossman JL, Tan VX, Kalb RG, Caldwell KA, Caldwell GA, Wolfe JH, Ischiropoulos H Abstract Parkinson's disease (PD) is defined ... read more

Comparison of General and Local Anesthesia for Deep Brain Stimulator Insertion: A Systematic Review. Can J Neurol Sci. 2017 Sep 18;:1-8 Authors: Sheshadri V, Rowland NC, Mehta J, Englesakis M, Manninen P, Venkatraghavan L Abstract BACKGROUND: Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) has become a standard treatment for many patients ... read more

Clinical Tremor Severity Estimation Using an Instrumented Eating Utensil. J Parkinsons Dis. 2017 Sep 11;: Authors: Miocinovic S, Shoeb AH, Wang S, Byrd EA, Swann NC, Pathak A, Ostrem JL Abstract BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: We demonstrate the feasibility of estimating clinical tremor scores using an eating utensil with motion-sensing and tremor-cancellation technology ... read more

Evaluation of RNA Blood Biomarkers in Individuals at Risk of Parkinson's Disease. J Parkinsons Dis. 2017 Sep 11;: Authors: Santiago JA, Potashkin JA Abstract BACKGROUND: Substantial progress has been made in the discovery of blood biomarkers for Parkinson's disease (PD), a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects more than 4 million ... read more

Statins and Cognition in Parkinson's Disease. J Parkinsons Dis. 2017 Sep 11;: Authors: Deck BL, Rick J, Xie SX, Chen-Plotkin A, Duda JE, Morley JF, Chahine LM, Dahodwala N, Trojanowski JQ, Weintraub D Abstract The relationship between statins and cognition in Parkinson's disease (PD) is poorly understood. Analyses were performed ... read more

A Critical Assessment of Exosomes in the Pathogenesis and Stratification of Parkinson's Disease. J Parkinsons Dis. 2017 Sep 11;: Authors: Tofaris GK Abstract Extracellular vesicles including exosomes are released by a variety of cell types including neurons and exhibit molecular profiles that reflect normal and disease states. As their content ... read more

App-Based Bradykinesia Tasks for Clinic and Home Assessment in Parkinson's Disease: Reliability and Responsiveness. J Parkinsons Dis. 2017 Sep 11;: Authors: Heldman DA, Urrea-Mendoza E, Lovera LC, Schmerler DA, Garcia X, Mohammad ME, McFarlane MCU, Giuffrida JP, Espay AJ, Fernandez HH Abstract BACKGROUND: Clinical rating of bradykinesia in Parkinson disease ... read more

Pancreatic Polypeptide in Parkinson's Disease: A Potential Marker of Parasympathetic Denervation. J Parkinsons Dis. 2017 Sep 11;: Authors: Knudsen K, Hartmann B, Fedorova TD, Østergaard K, Krogh K, Møller N, Holst JJ, Borghammer P Abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Parkinson's disease (PD) patients experience several non-motor symptoms from the gastrointestinal tract ... read more

ACR-ACNM Practice Parameter for the Performance of Dopamine Transporter (DaT) Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Imaging for Movement Disorders. Clin Nucl Med. 2017 Sep 15;: Authors: Subramaniam RM, Frey KA, Hunt CH, Mercier GA, Solnes LB, Colletti PM, Lu Y, Savir-Baruch B, Williams HT Abstract This American College of ... read more