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What is Parkinson's disease?
https://nwpf.org/wellness-center/about-parkinsons/overview-of-pd/
What is Parkinson's disease?
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a brain disorder associated with a loss of dopamine nerve cells in a brain region called the basal ganglia. The basal ganglia consist of a net…
April 20, 2016
Diagnosis by keyboard
https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/news/2015/04/diagnosis-by-keyboard/
Analyzing people’s keystrokes as they type on a computer keyboard can reveal a great deal of information about the state of their motor function, according to a new study from MIT.
April 01, 2015
Diagnosis & Progression
https://nwpf.org/wellness-center/about-parkinsons/diagnosis-progression/
The diagnosis of Parkinson’s is a clinical one typically confirmed by a neurologist or a movement disorder specialist. The following criteria are used in determining if a person has Parkinson’s diseas…
May 03, 2016
What is atypical parkinsonism and how does it differ from PD?
https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/blog/2013/06/what-is-atypical-parkinsonism-and-how-does-it-differ-from-pd/
Atypical parkinson’s, parkinsonism, and parkinson’s plus are all terms used to describe syndromes that share features similar to Parkinson’s disease but are different conditions.
June 24, 2013
FDA approves DATScan
https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/blog/2012/02/fda-approves-datscan/
Brain scan can measure what the brain looks like such as a CT scan or MRI or the brain’s activity levels.
February 01, 2012
UAE Scientists Working to Develop Early Detection Tool for Parkinson’s Disease
https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/news/2014/03/uae-scientists-working-to-develop-early-detection-tool-for-parkinsons-disease/
The toll Parkinson’s disease has on individuals can be devastating. Caused by the degeneration of nerve cells in a central part of the brain, it can make walking difficult or even impossible, and caus…
March 15, 2014
Sleep Disturbances, Common in Parkinson's Disease, can be Early Indicator of Disease Onset
https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/news/2014/07/sleep-disturbances-indicator/
Up to 70% of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients experience sleep problems that negatively impact their quality of life. Some patients have disturbed sleep/wake patterns such as difficulty falling aslee…
July 10, 2014
Saliva may provide early test for Parkinson's disease
https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/news/2016/02/saliva-may-provide-early-test-for-parkinsons-disease/
The scientists were searching for a protein in the cells that could indicate early Parkinson's disease. They took the biopsies from one salivary gland to test for it.
February 05, 2016
Russian Doctors Develop New Tests for Parkinson's
https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/news/2014/01/russian-doctors-develop-new-tests-for-parkinsons/
Parkinson's disease afflicts people older than 60 to 70 years, although in recent years its symptoms have been reported by people as young as 30. In Russia, about 2 percent of the population in the 60…
January 27, 2014
Smartphone App Could Be Used To Diagnose Parkinson’s Disease
https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/news/2014/05/smartphone-app-could-be-used-to-diagnose-parkinsons-disease/
Programs are being developed for smartphones that could be used to detect whether or not a person has Parkinson’s disease. A new initiative hopes to use the technology to circumvent the lengthy diagno…
May 01, 2014