MAO inhibitors like Azilect, Zelepar, and Eldepryl may have a dangerous reaction with aged foods like wine and cheese. This column provides you with information to start a conversation about it with your doctor.
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You can make your neurologist exams better by sharing the right information and asking the right questions during the visit. If your doctor does not provide you with satisfactory information and answers, it may be time to search for a new one.
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If you are living with advanced Parkinson's the Neupro patch for Parkinson's disease may soon be FDA approved to provide you with relief.
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Edgar Nash writes about his experience adjusting his Parkinson's disease medications to sleep better.
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You may soon have the option of taking a generic version of Requip, which may cost less than the current branded drug.
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One of the tricks of living with Parkinson's is figuring out how to unfreeze yourself when you want to walk but your legs won't do it. Some people use sounds from a metronome to prompt their legs into movement. Others use visual cues like lines on the floor.
There have been a few studies in the last few years examining how effective these strategies really are for helping people to walk better. One just published this month in the journal Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation examined three different strategies.
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Patients fight back against Parkinson's disease by participating in physical therapy and exercise. When Parkinson's attacks balance, exercise defends it.
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Dave Heydrick adopted some progressive ideas for treating his Parkinson's disease. When he was diagnosed he was practicing medicine as a neurologist, and he chose to act aggressively with the best information he had.
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In England, people with Parkinson's disease receive most of their treatment from a nurse specializing in Parkinson's disease rather than a physician. That may alarm some people in the United States. However, it is an effective strategy for meeting the needs of people with Parkinson's disease.
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By Matt Nilsen
Some people have a hard time finding a good Parkinson's disease doctor. This morning I received a phone call from an acquaintance who was struggling with that problem.
"The neurologist that my husband just saw did not know Parkinson's," she said. "Can you help me find a really good neurologist who knows Parkinson's?"
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