Parkinson's disease
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Young Jupiter widow and mother of three urges vigilance in epilepsy treatment...a condition that is both treatable and often preventable. More people suffer from epilepsy than multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's disease. During November, the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida (EFOF) is... In this article: Epilepsy, Seizure, Treasure Coast, Cerebral palsy, and Parkinson's disease |
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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
...of conditions 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...
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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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
Modafinil
...not ADHD. Modafinil is also used off-label to treat sedation and fatigue in depression,, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, myotonic dystrophy, opioid-induced sleepiness, spastic cerebral palsy, and Parkinson's disease. It increases...
In this article: Modafinil, Cephalon, FDA, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Amphetamine, Cocaine, Adrafinil, Orexin, Fatigue, and Dopamine
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Stuff | October 04, 2009
Experimental treatment amazes
...not sit and do nothing." The Mexican Government issued Dr Ramirez a licence in 1991 to administer stem cells to treat conditions including cerebral palsy, strokes, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. The cells are sourced from...
In this article: Cerebral palsy, Epilepsy, The Dominion Post, and Surgery
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CleveMed
...therapy aimed at restoring patient function. CleveMed offers a line of clinical and research products that focus on movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, stroke, and cerebral palsy. These diseases produce symptoms that may limit...
In this article: Cerebral palsy, Stroke, Sleep disorder, Movement disorder, Kinesia, Sleep apnea, and National Institute of Health
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Reuters | July 01, 2009
Device shows promise to treat cerebral palsy type
...particularly in children. Medtronic's deep brain stimulation devices are already approved to treat Parkinson's disease, tremors, dystonia and for certain patients with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. The company is also studying...
In this article: Cerebral palsy, Dystonia, Medtronic Inc, Deep brain stimulation, Movement disorder, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, and Tremor
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Medical News Today | April 10, 2008
The Circus Comes To Town For This Year's Kidz Stuff, UK
...future for everyone. The Charity is funding research into many serious diseases and conditions, including premature birth, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, osteoporosis, sickle cell disease, Parkinson's disease and stroke. Action Medical Research...
In this article: Action Medical Research, UK, Bird of prey, E-mail, Polio vaccine, Hip replacement, and Cerebral palsy
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DynaVox Offers Assistive Technology to Help Veterans Overcome the Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury
...caused by conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's Disease, autism and mental retardation. Driving by a strong entrepreneurial culture, the...
In this article: Traumatic brain injury, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Stroke, E mail, Mental retardation, DVD, and Laryngectomy
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bizjournals: Local Business News | May 11, 2009
Hotel heiress Helmsley's trust gives $100K to Phila.-area service dog group
...with people suffering from a range of diseases and disorders, including multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, seizure disorders, Parkinson's disease, spina bifida, arthritis, autism, Down syndrome and cardiac problems. The Helmsley Trust...
In this article: Dog, Daily News, Down syndrome, Cerebral palsy, Autism, Arthritis, and Multiple sclerosis
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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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