Some 25 years ago, a young Parkinson's disease investigator, Robert Hauser, MD, stepped to the podium at an American Academy of Neurology Conference to present findings from his patient survey that ...

The standard medication levodopa does not always work against tremors in Parkinson's disease, especially in stressful situations. Propranolol, however, does work during stress, providing insight into ...

Parkinson's disease affects one to two in every 1,000 people. Some 18,000 in Ireland have the neurodegenerative condition. A ...

A Finnish clinical imaging study shows that rest tremor in Parkinson's disease is not explained by greater dopamine loss. In contrast, tremor appears to be associated with relatively better-preserved ...

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) affects 2% of population over age of 60. It is known that PD is caused by dysfunction of Basal Ganglia (BG). PD symptoms include tremor and muscle rigidity. These are simple ...

Millions of people worldwide are affected by Parkinson’s disease, which can cause movement disorders like tremor. But a different disorder known as essential tremor may impact even more people.

Parkinson’s disease, the world's fastest-growing neurological condition, often remains shrouded in mystery beyond its characteristic tremors. Despite being the second most common neurodegenerative ...