Parkinson’s disease

Depression Treatment: Short Term Synaptic Depression and Stochastic Vesicle Dynamics Reduce and Reshape Neuronal Correlations.

Short term synaptic depression and stochastic vesicle dynamics reduce and reshape neuronal correlations.

Filed under: Depression Treatment

J Neurophysiol. 2012 Oct 31;
Rosenbaum RJ, Rubin JE, Doiron B

Correlated neuronal activity is an important feature in many neural codes,… Continue reading

Explaining Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease: Motor and Cognitive Determinants.

Explaining freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease: Motor and cognitive determinants.

Filed under: Rehab Centers

Mov Disord. 2012 Oct 31;
Vercruysse S, Devos H, Munks L, Spildooren J, Vandenbossche J, Vandenberghe W, Nieuwboer A, Heremans E

Freezing of gait (FOG) is part of a complex clinical picture in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and is largely refractory to standard care. Diverging hypotheses exist about its origins, but a consolidated view on what determines FOG is lacking. The aim of this study was to develop an integrative model of FOG in people with PD. This cross-sectional study included 51 Parkinson subjects: 24 patients without FOG and 27 with FOG matched for age, gender, and disease severity. Subjects underwent an extensive clinical test battery evaluating general disease characteristics, gait and balance, nongait freezing, and cognitive functions. The relative contribution of these outcomes to FOG was determined using logistic regression analysis. The combination of the following four independent contributors provided the best explanatory model of FOG (R(2) = 0.49): nongait freezing; levodopa equivalent dose (LED); cognitive impairment; and falls and balance problems. The model yields a high-risk profile for FOG (P > 95%) when Parkinson… Continue reading

Depression and DBS …. a Treatment Option 2011….. Channel 10 News


 

Depression and DBS …. A treatment option 2011….. Channel 10 News – Dr.Richard Bittar, Precision Neurosurgery Director MBBS (Honours), PhD, FRACS Dr. Richard Bittar is a highly qualified Australian neurosurgeon and researcher. Dr. Bittar is a visiting neurosurgeon at… Continue reading

Depression Treatment: Anxiety and Depression in Australian Chronic Hepatitis C Outpatients: Prevalence and Predictors.

Anxiety and depression in Australian chronic hepatitis C outpatients: prevalence and predictors.

Filed under: Depression Treatment

Australas Psychiatry. 2012 Oct 25;
Stewart B, Mikocka-Walus A, Morgan J, Colman A, Phelps M, Harley H, Andrews J

OBJECTIVE: The present study… Continue reading

Rehab Centers: Prophylactic Effects of Swimming Exercise on Autophagy-Induced Muscle Atrophy in Diabetic Rats.

Prophylactic effects of swimming exercise on autophagy-induced muscle atrophy in diabetic rats.

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Lab Anim Res. 2012 Sep; 28(3): 171-9
Lee Y, Kim JH, Hong Y, Lee SR, Chang KT, Hong Y

Diabetes decreases skeletal muscle… Continue reading

Susan and Howard Stuart Speak About the Care at Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque


 

Susan and Howard Stuart speak about the care at Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque – Susan, daughter of Howard Stuart, a resident at Rehab Center of Albuquerque talk about the importance of quality care to seniors and living by the… Continue reading

Rehab Centers: Examining the Neural Impact of Pediatric Concussion: A Scoping Review of Multimodal and Integrative Approaches Using Functional and Structural MRI Techniques.

Examining the neural impact of pediatric concussion: a scoping review of multimodal and integrative approaches using functional and structural MRI techniques.

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Curr Opin Pediatr. 2012 Oct 17;
Keightley ML, Chen JK, Ptito A

PURPOSE OF… Continue reading

Rehab Centers: NADPH Oxidase 1 Mediates ?-Synucleinopathy in Parkinson’s Disease.

NADPH Oxidase 1 Mediates ?-Synucleinopathy in Parkinson’s Disease.

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J Neurosci. 2012 Oct 17; 32(42): 14465-14477
Cristóvão AC, Guhathakurta S, Bok E, Je G, Yoo SD, Choi DH, Kim YS

Accumulation of misfolded ?-synuclein is the… Continue reading

Nucleus Accumbens and Dopamine-Mediated Turning Behavior of the Rat: Role of Accumbal Non-Dopaminergic Receptors.

Nucleus Accumbens and Dopamine-Mediated Turning Behavior of the Rat: Role of Accumbal Non-dopaminergic Receptors.

Filed under: Depression Treatment

J Pharmacol Sci. 2012 Oct 10;
Ikeda H, Kamei J, Koshikawa N, Cools AR

Accumbal dopamine plays an important role in… Continue reading

Eating Disorders: Impulse Control and Related Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease.

Impulse Control and Related Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease.

Filed under: Eating Disorders

Neurodegener Dis. 2012 Oct 3;
Weintraub D, Nirenberg MJ

Impulse control disorders (ICDs), such as compulsive gambling, buying, sexual behavior, and eating, are a serious and increasingly… Continue reading