Generalization of in-place balance perturbation training in people with Parkinson disease - Monaghan AS, Hooyman A, Dibble LE, Mehta SH, Peterson DS.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Reactive balance training improves reactive postural control in people with Parkinson disease (PwPD). However, the extent to which reactive balance training generalizes to a novel, unpracticed reactive balance task is unknown. This ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Development and validation of fall risk perception scale for patients with Parkinson's disease - Yang X, Yao M, Guo Z, Shen X, Jin J.
BACKGROUND: Perception assessment plays an important role in fall risk awareness and fall prevention. Parkinson's disease patients with motor dysfunction are at high risk of falling. Currently, no instrument has been explicitly crafted to assess the risk p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Validation of the distress thermometer as a screening tool for psychosocial distress and resilience in Parkinson's disease - Schnalke N, Tekampe E, Feige T, Frank A, Reichmann H, Falkenburger B, D'Souza S.
BACKGROUND: Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with psychosocial distress that affects patients' quality of life. The distress thermometer (DT) is an 11-point visual analogue scale that is used as a screening tool for the assessment of psychosocial dis... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Neurological conditions now leading cause of ill-health worldwide, finds study
Numbers living with or dying from disorders such as stroke rises dramatically to 3.4bn people – 43% of global populationNeurological conditions ranging from migraine to stroke, Parkinson ’s disease and dementia, are now the leading cause of ill-health worldwide, causing 11.1 million deaths in 2021, research has revealed.The number of people living with or dying from disorders of the nervous system has risen dramatically over the past three decades, with 43% of the world ’s population – 3.4 billion people – affected in 2021, according toa study published in the Lancet.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 14, 2024 Category: Science Authors: David Batty Tags: Health Neuroscience Parkinson's disease Dementia Stroke Medical research Society Source Type: news

The vestibulospinal dysfunction has little impact on falls in patients with mild Parkinson's disease - Hong JP, Baik K, Park E, Lee SU, Lee CN, Kim BJ, Kim JS, Park KW.
Highlights • Falls were not associated with cVEMP or oVEMP abnormalities. • Falls were associated with higher MDS-UPDRS-III scores. • cVEMP and oVEMP amplitudes were not associated with disease duration or disease severity. Language: ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

AAN: Three Pesticides Linked to Risk for Parkinson Disease
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 -- Three pesticides (lindane, simazine, and atrazine) are associated with Parkinson disease (PD) in the Rocky Mountains/Great Plains region of the United States, according to a study scheduled for presentation at the annual... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 11, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Physical exercise for treating the anxiety and depression symptoms of Parkinson's disease: systematic review and meta-analysis - Costa V, Prati JM, de Oliveira Barreto Suassuna A, Souza Silva Brito T, Frigo da Rocha T, Gianloren ço AC.
BACKGROUND: Depression and anxiety are non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). Physical exercise is a promising approach to reducing neuropsychological burden. We aimed to comprehensively synthesize evidence regarding the use of exercise for treati... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Prodromal Parkinson's and REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Prodromal Parkinson's and REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Indu Subramanian speaks with REM sleep behavior disorder expert Ron Postuma about when RSD is prodromal Parkinsons ' s disease and new strategies to classify PD.Medscape Neurology (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - March 7, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Commentary Source Type: news

Self-perceived stigma in Parkinson's Disease in an online sample: comparison with in-person sample, role of anxiety, and relative utility of four measures of stigma perception - Logan BA, Neargarder S, Kinger SB, Larum AK, Salazar RD, Cronin-Golomb A.
OBJECTIVE: Persons with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) experience motor and non-motor symptoms that may elicit stigmatization. We investigated whether online assessment would replicate in-person findings of younger age and depression as predictors of stigma pe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Use of a robotic walking device for home and community mobility in Parkinson disease: a randomized controlled trial - Kegelmeyer DA, Minarsch R, Kostyk SK, Kline D, Smith R, Kloos AD.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Gait impairments in Parkinson disease (PD) contribute to decreased quality of life. This randomized controlled trial examined immediate- and longer-term effects of a single joint robotic exoskeleton device (EXOD), the Honda Walking Assi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Predicting the future fall risk using challenging tasks: importance of sensor-based quantitative measurements of gait in Parkinson's disease - Kwon DY.
Normal gait is dependent on the proper functioning of the peripheral, musculoskeletal, and psychological body systems as well as of the neural network of the brain. Gait function can serve as a decisive factor for evaluating health conditions in clinical s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Neglected Parkinson's patient, 73, calls 999 for help... from his own hospital bed after being denied painkillers because he was 'not a priority'
Martin Wild was denied pain relief because of staff shortages and left lying in his own urine during his horrifying eight-month stay at Salford Royal Hospital, he claimed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Reminder: Invitation to Roche ’s Virtual Neurology Investor Event
   We are pleased to invite investors and analysts to participate in our virtual event onMonday,  11 March 2024, highlighting key data presented at 2024 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Alzheimer ' s& Parkinson ' s Diseases (AD/PD) conferences. 15:00 – 16:30 CET / 14:00 – 15:30 GMT10:00 – 11:30 AM EDT / 07:00 – 08:30 AM PDT  The webinar will start with presentations, followed by a Q&A session (live access to the speakers). The slides will be available for download at 14:00 CET on the day of the event.>click here AgendaWelcomeBruno Eschli, Head of Investor RelationsNeurology franchise update...
Source: Roche Investor Update - March 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Stationary Bike Workouts Could Help Parkinson's Patients
FRIDAY, March 1, 2023 -- A bicycle built for two could be a positive prescription for Parkinson ’s patients and their caregivers, a small, preliminary study says.Parkinson’s patients had better overall quality of life, improved mobility, and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Breaking an Unwelcome Diagnosis Breaking an Unwelcome Diagnosis
Neurologists Kathrin LaFaver and Indu Subramanian discuss considerations when breaking the news to a patient that they have Parkinson ' s disease or another life-changing diagnosis.Medscape Neurology (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - February 28, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Expert Interview Source Type: news