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Parkinson Disease - Rehabilitation
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Definition of 'Parkinson Disease'A progressive, degenerative neurologic disease characterized by a TREMOR that is maximal at rest, retropulsion (i.e. a tendency to fall backwards), rigidity, stooped posture, slowness of voluntary movements, and a masklike facial expression. Pathologic features include loss of melanin containing neurons in the substantia nigra and other pigmented nuclei of the brainstem. LEWY BODIES are present in the substantia nigra and locus coeruleus but may also be found in a related condition (LEWY BODY DISEASE, DIFFUSE) characterized by dementia in combination with varying degrees of parkinsonism. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1059, pp1067-75) |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
30 Aug 2009 
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of concurrent music on parkinsonian gait in single- and dual-task contexts. DESIGN: A counterbalanced repeated-measure design. SETTING: A university balance research laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: People with ... Read more...
29 Jun 2009 The need for end-of-life care is going to increase substantially in many countries in the coming decades. In addition to considering the effectiveness of such care, it is also vital, given resource scarcity, to assess its costs and ... Read more...
[What roll does the sense of coherence in coping with Morbus Parkinson play?]
26 Jun 2009 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: In this study the relevance of sense of coherence (SOC) for coping with an illness was examined in subjects with Parkinson's disease. According to Antonovsky's model (1997) the sense of coherence is an important resource when ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Parkinson Disease - Rehabilitation'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Towards integrative neurorehabilitation science.
30 Aug 2009 - Novel challenges to gait in Parkinson's disease: the effect of concurrent music in single- and dual-task contexts. 30 Aug 2009
- Capturing the costs of end-of-life care: comparisons of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and dementia. 29 Jun 2009
- [What roll does the sense of coherence in coping with Morbus Parkinson play?] 26 Jun 2009
- Symptom and gait changes after sensory attention focused exercise vs aerobic training in Parkinson's disease. 13 Jun 2009
- Rehabilitation treatment of gait in patients with Parkinson's disease with freezing: a comparison between two physical therapy protocols using visual and auditory cues with or without treadmill training. 13 Jun 2009
- The short-term effects of different cueing modalities on turn speed in people with Parkinson's disease. 31 May 2009
- Apomorphine and levodopa infusion therapies for advanced Parkinson's disease: selection criteria and patient management. 30 May 2009
- Effects of dance on movement control in Parkinson's disease: a comparison of Argentine tango and American ballroom. 29 Apr 2009
- A multimodal approach to physical therapy in Parkinson's disease: optimizing strategies. 28 Apr 2009
- Effect of whole body vibration in Parkinson's disease: a controlled study. 28 Apr 2009
- A preliminary investigation of a novel design of visual cue glasses that aid gait in Parkinson's disease. 27 Apr 2009
- Updates on the use of non-invasive brain stimulation in physical and rehabilitation medicine. 30 Mar 2009
- [Parkinson's disease on the advance] 24 Mar 2009
- Walking along circular trajectories in Parkinson's disease. 13 Mar 2009
- Voice and choral singing treatment: a new approach for speech and voice disorders in Parkinson's disease.
27 Feb 2009 - The effect of a vibratory lumber orthosis on walking velocity in patients with Parkinson's disease. 27 Feb 2009
- Parkinson's disease: barriers and facilitators to optimizing function. 27 Feb 2009
- Muscle strength in Parkinson's disease. Commentary on Pang and Mak. 27 Feb 2009
- Linking brain dynamics, neural mechanisms, and deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease: an integrated perspective. 22 Feb 2009
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Technical information about 'Parkinson Disease'
Definition: A progressive, degenerative neurologic disease characterized by a TREMOR that is maximal at rest, retropulsion (i.e. a tendency to fall backwards), rigidity, stooped posture, slowness of voluntary movements, and a masklike facial expression. Pathologic features include loss of melanin containing neurons in the substantia nigra and other pigmented nuclei of the brainstem. LEWY BODIES are present in the substantia nigra and locus coeruleus but may also be found in a related condition (LEWY BODY DISEASE, DIFFUSE) characterized by dementia in combination with varying degrees of parkinsonism. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1059, pp1067-75)
Descriptor UI: D010300
Alternative terms: Parkinson Disease; Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease; Lewy Body Parkinson Disease; Lewy Body Parkinson's Disease; Primary Parkinsonism; Parkinsonism, Primary; Parkinson Disease, Idiopathic; Parkinson's Disease; Parkinson's Disease, Idiopathic; Parkinson's Disease, Lewy Body; Idiopathic Parkinson Disease; Paralysis Agitans;
Related Mesh Headings: Lewy Bodies;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: C10.228.140.079.862.500; C10.228.662.600.400; C10.574.812;
History Note: 1979(1963)
Technical Notes: drug ther: consider also ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; /chem ind = PARKINSON DISEASE, SECONDARY/chem ind