Pain and dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease may share common pathophysiological mechanisms – An fMRI study
Parkinson's disease (PD) patients develop levodopa induced dyskinesia with disease progression from sensitization of central pathways. Pain pathways are also impacted with suggestions dyskinetic patients may process pain differently.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - Category: Neurology Authors: Simon Sung, Michael Farrell, Nirosen Vijiaratnam, Andrew H. Evans Source Type: research