Parkinson's disease
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DynaVox EyeMax Featured in Good Morning America Segment About Man Thought To Be in Coma for 23 Years...lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's Disease, autism and intellectual disabilities. The Mayer-Johnson line of print-based and on-screen education products engage... In this article: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Cerebral palsy, Autism, Parkinson's disease, and Traumatic brain injury |
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boston.com - Latest local news | November 02, 2009
Mass. considers clampdown on toxic substances
...safest feasible alternative. One goal of the bill is to limit exposure to chemicals supporters say have been linked to asthma, diabetes, autism, cancer, birth defects, Parkinson's disease and other conditions. The bill would create a...
In this article: Massachusetts, All rights reserved, Cancer, Autism, Asthma, Committee on Natural Resources, Boston, and Associated Press
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PR Newswire: Multicultural News | November 05, 2009
DynaVox Mayer-Johnson's New Mobile Activity Player Supports Learning in Class, After School, and at Home
...such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's disease, autism and intellectual disabilities. The Mayer-Johnson line of print-based and on-screen education...
In this article: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Cerebral palsy, Autism, Traumatic brain injury, and XP Home
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Detroit Free Press | November 02, 2009
Rochester Hills family works to help others despite daughter's condition
...within 10 years, we'll have it cured." Rett syndrome is described as possessing the symptoms of autism, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy and anxiety disorders "all in one little girl." The condition affects about 500 girls and...
In this article: Rochester Hills, Michigan, Occupational therapy, Anxiety disorder, and Cerebral palsy
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PR Newswire: Health / Biotech | October 26, 2009
Health Care Reform Debate Is Overlooking The Real Story: Legislation Should Focus On Reducing Costs by Preventing and Curing Disease
...likely focus on Alzheimer's, Autism, various types of cancer, Crohn's disease, depression, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, and genetic diseases of childhood (such as Cystic Fibrosis). About Lou Weisbach Lou Weisbach...
In this article: Cancer, National Institutes of Health, William J. Clinton, Chicago, Diabetes, and Cystic fibrosis
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PR Newswire: Health / Biotech | November 04, 2009
Call for Entries: Public Asked to Submit Videos to 2010 Neuro Film Festival
...Neuro Film Festival to help us show why more research is needed into brain disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, migraine, autism, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, ALS and stroke," said Christine E. Phelps, Deputy Executive Director of the...
In this article: The American Academy, Alzheimer's disease, Epilepsy, Toronto, Autism, and American Academy of Neurology
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The Australian | September 08, 2009
2m Aussies have multiple disabilities
The unmet need was particularly high among adults with four or five disabilities. Dr Wen said dementia, autism, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, speech problems, and stroke were commonly associated with multiple disabilities,...
In this article: Acquired brain injury, Australia, Dementia, Autism, Nine Network, and The Beatles
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New Kerala | June 26, 2009
Even tiny levels of carbon monoxide can damage fetal brain
...function," said Lopez. "Oxidative stress is a risk factor linked to many disorders, including autism, cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Lou Gehrig's disease, multiple sclerosis and cardiovascular disease. We know that it exacerbates...
In this article: Carbon monoxide, Ucla., Litter, Surgery, Cardiovascular disease, Cancer, Autism, and Antioxidant
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BBC | August 21, 2009
Deep divisions
...you have to say I can't go any further." LA Democrat Marci Valner, who has a daughter with autism and a mother suffering from Parkinson's disease, says health insurance is out of control. "I think the cost of a medication is...
In this article: Gene Taylor, Maxine Waters, Barack Obama, Dog, Mississippi, and Communism
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Reuters | March 18, 2009
Parasite may trigger schizophrenia
...analysis." He and his colleagues now plan to explore the possible role of toxoplasma in other neurological diseases associated with dopamine, including autism, Parkinson's disease, and Tourette's syndrome. SOURCE: PLoS One 2009.
In this article: Dopamine, Toxoplasmosis, Reuters Health, E mail, Haloperidol, Autism, University of Leeds, and Tourette's syndrome
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Parkinson's disease (also known as Parkinson disease or PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer's motor skills, speech, and other functions.
Parkinson's disease belongs to a group of conditions called movement disorders. It is characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement (bradykinesia) and, in extreme cases, a loss of physical movement (akinesia). The primary symptoms are the results of decreased stimulation of the motor cortex by the basal ganglia, normally caused by the insufficient formation and action of dopamine, which is produced in the dopaminergic neurons of the brain. Secondary symptoms may include high level cognitive dysfunction and subtle language problems. PD is both chronic and progressive.
PD is the most common cause of chronic progressive parkinsonism, a term which refers to the syndrome of tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia and postural instability. PD is also called "primary parkinsonism" or "idiopathic PD" (classically meaning having no known cause although this term is not strictly true in light of the plethora of newly discovered genetic mutations). While many forms of parkinsonism are "idiopathic", "secondary" cases may result from toxicity most notably of drugs, head trauma, or other medical disorders. The disease is named after English physician James Parkinson, who made a detailed description of the disease in his essay: "An Essay on the Shaking Palsy" (1817).
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