The biggest efforts in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) have been to figure out ways to slow down this condition and then down the road consider ways that will stop or even potentially reverse the progression of Parkinson’s Disease. These efforts have been underway for more than 20 years starting as early as 1980s with attempt with vitamin E in high doses (DATATOP Study) along with selegiline a newly discovered agent at that point. Those efforts failed and vitamin E was found …
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, with a life time risk of 4 percent. However, risk increases with age with a prevalence of one percent at age of 65 but rising to 20 percent after the age of 80 (Jane A. Driver. Neurology 2009) One out of twenty patients, is however, diagnosed before the age of 40. Parkinsonism alone is associated with a two-fold increase in the risk of death with a significant impact on mobility …
Parkinson Disease is a Neuro-degenerative disease which means that it is seen due to gradual loss off neurons or brain cells in certain parts of the brain. This process starts years before the diagnosis and an estimated 60% or more of the brain cells are lost before clinical diagnoses of Parkinson’s disease can be made due to motor symptoms. Once this process is initiated it continues on its own pace, which is different for each patient. Once this was recognized …
