Questions tagged [parkinson]
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Is the swallow tail sign absent in this patient? [closed]
A patient with suspected early parkinsonism had a brain MRI. This is one of the pictures in the SWI sequence:
Is the swallow tail sign absent in this patient? I think it is but I would like a second ...
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What are ASDH and AS in the context of "cause of death"?
I'm not sure this is technically the correct place to ask this question, but I know I need medical expertise so hear I am. I have been researching my family genealogy recently and, of special interest ...
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Does a Parkinson's Disease always reach the final stage 5
There are five stages of Parkinson's Disease (according to https://parkinsonsnewstoday.com/parkinsons-stages/ for instance)
Are there exceptions or do patients always reach the last stage (5) - ...
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Parkinson's Disease and Pesticides
Recently, one of my relatives, who is a farmer, got diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.
He is 45 years old and has no positive family history.
One of the doctor told us that the occurence of the ...
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Reference request: Parkinson's disease book
I am about start a project on computational modelling of basal ganglia in the context of Parkinson's disease. My background is mostly on computational side (and some neuroscience too) and I know ...
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Could genetically modified viruses cure genetic diseases?
Is it possible to create a genetically modified virus to carry a custom genetic payload, that could express protiens that the host is unable to make themselves?
For example, could a virus be created ...
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Dopamine deficit consequences for PD
I am currently working on a project related to Parkinson's disease, and I learnt a lot about how PD develops. In this context, I ran into a question that I could not answer myself. As PD results in a ...
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Do all neurodegenerative diseases show up on an MRI scan?
Do all neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, etc. show up on an MRI scan?
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