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| I am of the personal opinion that there should be a subsection in the text titled as above. For over 150 years PD has been called a movement disorder, and it is, but more to the point it's a brain disease that effects thinking, feeling, and moving. Some sources estimate that neuropsychiatric symptoms account for 70 percent of the disability in parkinson's disease. Most texts still emphasize the physical aspects, which means they neglect the cognitive and affective aspects. The proposed subsection would be a further corrective. bldavids | |||
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Awakenings
Awakenings deals with Parkinson's? I thought it was encephalitis. - Montréalais
The patients in Awakenings were suffering from post-encephalitic Parkinsonism. The encephalitis had occurred 50 years earlier and the infection was over. However it had left damage, causing their Parkinsonism. RTC 06:06 Nov 2, 2002 (UTC)
Amphetamines
I think it is more than worthwhile to mention amphetamines as a possible cause. (Minor comment reg. your last statement: the epidemic was in 1919-20 and the movie appears to play in the early fifties...which fits to the CV of Oliver Saks :-)
I'm sorry I edited the page. I was trying to prove to someone it doesn't actually edit it in real-time. Boy was I wrong. I did fix it though. Sorry again.
it's worth noting that ritalin is quite useful for the ADD like deficits in attention in PD.
Ozzy?
Does Ozzy Ozbourne really have Parkinsons Disease? I know he has Parkinsonian symptoms, but I thought it was due to drug-induced damage to the dopaminergic system rather than actual PD. - Sayeth 22:24, Nov 18, 2004 (UTC
"Parkinson Disease" or "Parkinson's Disease"
The first name seems to be the more popular and proper one, being referenced more often in recent literature and on Google. taion 11:10, 23 Nov 2004 (UTC)
"inclinations towards Catholicism"
Is this a bogus edit?
- It's a jibe at John Paul II. JFW | T@lk 00:49, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
removed Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn did not have Parkinson's Disease. She had a condition called Essential tremor.
Micrographia
One of the symptoms mentioned is "micrographia (small handwriting)" — is this accurate? Is small handwriting symptomatic of disease? Either way, the link currently goes to an article about a popular science book, which I don't think was the author's intention. -- 213.122.16.164 20:04, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
- Well, micrographia alone is not particularly indicative of PD. In the context of other symptoms, though, it is an informative symptom. JFW | T@lk 00:48, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
definitely informative, but not diagnostic. sensitive but not specific.
Exercise neuroprotective
I am dubious about the alleged "neuroprotective effect" of exercise. I'd like to see a reference please. --Dubbin 23:23, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
See: “Parkinson's Disease” an on-line summary @http://www.bcm.edu/neurol/jankovic/educ_pd.htm, by Joseph Jankovic, M.D., an internationally recognized expert on Parkinson disease, and the medical director of the Udall Parkinson Disease Research and Treatment Center in Houston (Note: “Udall Center” is a federal designation denoting excellence in PD treatment and research):
“Recent animal research has provided strong evidence that exercise can increase brain levels of neurotrophic factors, increase resistance to brain insult or injury, and improve learning and mental as well as motor performance.” There are a number of animal studies I could cite here, but Dr. Jankovic is a highly credible source and that quote saves me a lot of time.
User:Davidson 3 january 2006
- Here's a good place to start: PMID 15214505. (Then click on "Related Articles" and you'll see many studies on the topic.) --Arcadian 18:08, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
- see also:
Terminology depends on which side of the Atlantic you are on
Parkinson disease is used in American scientific literature. There has bee a move away from the apostrophe (e.g. Alzheimer disease vs. Alzheimer's disease). The British and the rest of the world use "Parkinson's disease" (preferred term).
219.95.213.43 00:40, 20 October 2005 (UTC)M K Lee
neuropsychiatric aspects of parkinson's disease
I am of the personal opinion that there should be a subsection in the text titled as above. For over 150 years PD has been called a movement disorder, and it is, but more to the point it's a brain disease that effects thinking, feeling, and moving. Some sources estimate that neuropsychiatric symptoms account for 70 percent of the disability in parkinson's disease. Most texts still emphasize the physical aspects, which means they neglect the cognitive and affective aspects. The proposed subsection would be a further corrective. bldavids