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... McNaney 2011). Radiotherapy treatment for drooling involves radiotherapy to the parotid glands and superior parts of the sub- mandibular glands to reduce the flow of saliva (Postma 2007). Risks associated with salivary ... See full document

... initial Action Plan is orientation to the self-management healthcare notebook and a few priority problems that the Veteran and NCM collaboratively decide are the most important to work on. These Veteran-focused personal- ... See full document

... The case study was selected from a database containing 254 Parkinson’s patients treated in developing and refining this novel approach to its current ...Parkinson’s disease is associated with ... See full document

... gentle approach, yoga shows promise as an intervention that can be adapted to persons with PD who may not be able to participate in strenuous or intensive ...renal disease [13 – ... See full document

... Parkinson’s disease (PD) is common, and it appears to worsen the motor and cognitive progression of the disease, and limits the patient’s quality of ...promising approach to support the ... See full document

... As a matter of fact, there is not a cure for PD: dopamine replacement therapy (DRT) represents the gold standard for the medical treatment of PD, but its long-term use side effects (such as dyskinesia, motor ... See full document

... REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a type of parasomnia in which patients “act out” dramatic or violent dreams during the REM sleep stage. Nighttime behaviors for RBD patients include screaming, kicking, punching, or ... See full document

... LARGO study at low and stable ...isolated case reports documenting such events, caution is mandated, and in clinical practice any potential interactions need to be thoroughly ... See full document

... Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most frequent neurological ...the disease management often complicated even when the presence of PD seems ...the disease, especially with the progressive effect ... See full document

... present study, cholesterol levels were found to be elevated in ...periodontal disease severity as well as racial difference in the populations ...present study a linear elevation of plasma fibrinogen ... See full document

... ith PD tend to have larger COP sway, because they present more postural instabillity. In addition, several different factors are involved which cause postural instability, among them, anxiety is related to the fear of ... See full document

... present study corroborates that FOF restricts participation in meaningful activ- ities ...previous study of persons with PD did not report FOF as impacting on their decision to engage in physical exercise ... See full document

... having Parkinson ’ s disease (Hoehn & Yahr stage 1) at 53 years of ...Unified Parkinson ’ s Disease Rating Scale score improved from 48 to 34 points and Timed Up and Go Test ... See full document

... articles, case reports, letters to the editor, clinical teaching cases, neuroradiology highlights, neuropathol- ogy highlights, neuropsychiatry highlights, autobiographies, conference ... See full document

... There were 202 patients enrolled in a similarly designed study conducted in North America (Rajput et al 1997). Total levodopa doses were significantly reduced in both tolcapone dose arms (p<0.01), as well as ... See full document

... PRESTO study (Parkinson’s Rasagiline: Efficacy and Safety in the Treatment of “Off ”) was a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of subjects with advanced PD with motor ... See full document

... Another matter of controversy is the possible advantage of extended olfactory and/or parallel testing to improve diag- nostic performance. One study assessed whether extended olfactory testing can increase ... See full document

... Hoehn and Yahr stage was II–V for the PD group and the MSA group comprised 20 probable and 7 possible MSA. Spirometry showed a restrictive pattern in 56.7% of PD patients (63% MSA), central obstructive in 3.3% PD (0% ... See full document

... Diagnosis of PD was made according to the U.K. PD Brain Bank criteria. PD patients suffering from diseases known to influence the urinary function, i.e. cognitive impairment, major depression and other psychiatric dis- ... See full document

... Results: Patients (60.7% men) were aged 68.02±7.43 years. PD duration was 12.57±5.97 years. Median Hoehn and Yahr (HY) stage of patients in “ on ” was 2 (range: 1 – 4). There were excellent data quality and acceptability ... See full document