Movement Disorders
Literature Review
Spinal cord stimulator restores Parkinson patient’s gait
This new therapeutic tool offers hope to patients with PD and, combined with existing approaches, may alleviate a motor sign in PD for which there...
Conference Coverage
Artificial intelligence presents opportunities, challenges in neurologic practice
Programs can generate health care and research content, but require close supervision and an attitude of ‘trust, but verify.’
Conference Coverage
Promising new therapies for managing Tourette syndrome
One new device is “really exciting...It’s not invasive and is quite simple to use and could help a lot of people with Tourette syndrome.”
Rare Diseases Report 2023
A new chapter for research on treating Huntington’s disease
BY JENNIE SMITH
The past decade has been a contradictory one for research on Huntington’s disease, marked by breakthroughs in the biology...
Commentary
The surprising link between loneliness and Parkinson’s disease
“There are some policy things we can do to reduce loneliness. We can invest in public spaces that bring people together — parks, museums,...
From the Journals
Babies conceived during winter/spring may be at higher risk for cerebral palsy
Possible explanations for the seasonal link to CP risk may include the prevalence of maternal infections during pregnancy, variations in exposure...
Literature Review
These four GI conditions may predict Parkinson’s disease
“Experts have known for a very long time that constipation is a potential risk factor for PD, so this study adds to the list of GI conditions that...
Conference Coverage
Probiotics improve nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson’s
Participants taking the probiotic also saw a reduced delay in “time to on” of treatment with levodopa, thus reducing the delay until effectiveness...
News
Why genetic testing may be our best shot at progress in Parkinson’s disease
A growing body of work has prompted researchers and drug developers to take a longer look at how genetics influence Parkinson’s disease risk and...
Literature Review
Can a repurposed Parkinson’s drug slow ALS progression?
One expert interviewed for this article said the study “falls short of being a credible 1/2a clinical trial.”
Literature Review
Novel cannabis oil curbs tics in severe Tourette’s
“Cannabinoids are a biologically plausible therapeutic agent. The body’s own ‘endocannabinoid’ receptors are concentrated in the basal ganglia –...