Parkinson’s disease is a neurological condition that has an effect on several functions of the body. The changes that occur after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease can have a significant impact on both the physical and mental aspects of a person’s wellbeing. Listed below are...
According to research that was published in the June online issue of Neurology, five specific behaviors were found to have a 60% lower risk of Alzheimer’s. Some of these behaviors included physical activity, light to moderate alcohol consumption, a high-quality diet, and participation in cognitive...
When you’re diagnosed with a neurological disease, you often have many questions that need to be answered. When you visit your doctor, it can sometimes be overwhelming to receive information you have never heard before and may not understand. Here are five important questions to...
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Middle aged individuals in their 40s and 50s who have biomarkers linked to inflammation in their blood may have more brain shrinkage years later than individuals without these biomarkers, according to a study published in an article published in an issue of the medical journal...
The nosology and treatment options for cognitive impairment in Parkinson disease (PD) remains perhaps the greatest unmet clinical need. [1] The reported frequency of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in newly diagnosed PD has ranged from 22% to 43%. [2,3] A proportion of those with PD-MCI...
Originally posted on www.neurology.org Methods: We assessed a cohort of older adults (n = 175, mean age 73 years, 57% female, 65% white) with repeated measures of gait speed over 14 years, MRI for gray matter volume (GMV) at year 10 or 11, and adjudicated cognitive...
Originally posted on www.neurology.org Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is currently diagnosed clinically by identifying dementia in combination with a number of hallmark features: REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), prominent visual hallucinations, parkinsonism, and marked fluctuations of cognition and alertness.1 DLB is often underdiagnosed, suggesting a...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the association between migraine and body composition status as estimated based on body mass index and WHO physical status categories. Methods: Systematic electronic database searches were conducted for relevant studies. Two independent reviewers performed data extraction and quality appraisal. Odds ratios (OR) and...
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify regional brain metabolic dysfunctions associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in preclinical Alzheimer disease (AD). Methods: We stratified 115 cognitively normal individuals into preclinical AD (both amyloid and tau pathologies present), asymptomatic at risk for AD (either amyloid or tau pathology present), or healthy...