Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Recognizing symptoms of Parkinson's disease
April is Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
Apr 27, 2022
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News tagged with tremors
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Solution for hand tremors hits the market
Technology created at a Lithuanian startup company Fidens helps to reduce uncontrollable shaking hands, which is one of the symptoms of essential tremor. The technology is effective in seven out of 10 cases, and it can also ...
Jan 17, 2018
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Medical research
Focused ultrasound named one of 2016's top clinical research achievements
The University of Virginia Health System's pioneering use of focused sound waves to treat essential tremor, the most common movement disorder, has been named one of the top 10 clinical research achievements of 2016.
Apr 19, 2017
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Surgery
FDA approves scalpel-free brain surgery for tremor pioneered at UVA
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first focused-ultrasound device to treat essential tremor, the most common movement disorder, in patients who do not respond to medication. The scalpel-free approach has been ...
Jul 12, 2016
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Neuroscience
New treatment method looks to still tremors
There is no cure for tremor. That means for patients who suffer from the ailment – characterized by involuntary muscle contractions and shaking – ordinary tasks become increasingly difficult. Buttoning shirts, cooking ...
Jun 21, 2013
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Vitamin K2: New hope for Parkinson's patients?
Neuroscientist Patrik Verstreken, associated with VIB and KU Leuven, succeeded in undoing the effect of one of the genetic defects that leads to Parkinson's using vitamin K2. His discovery gives hope to Parkinson's patients. ...
May 11, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Parkinson's & dance: An unusual partnership unites
(AP) -- The two things that have brought Michael and Roslyn Lieb closer together couldn't be more different: Parkinson's disease and dance, one slowly taking away, the other giving back in ways they never imagined.
Dec 7, 2011
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Neuroscience
Scientists discover likely cause of most common involuntary movement disorder
Researchers from the CHUQ research center and Universite Laval have discovered the likely cause of essential tremor (ET), a neurological disorder that affects more than 10 million North Americans. The team's promising findings ...
Dec 6, 2011
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Neuroscience
AAN releases updated guideline for treating essential tremor
The American Academy of Neurology is releasing an updated guideline on how to best treat essential tremor, which is the most common type of tremor disorder and is often confused with other movement disorders such as Parkinson's ...
Oct 19, 2011
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Medications
FDA panel unanimously votes down Parkinson's drug
A panel of federal medical specialists has unanimously voted that a drug for Parkinson's disease from Teva Pharmaceuticals has not been shown to slow progress of the debilitating neurological disease.
Oct 17, 2011
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