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Is Parkinson’s Disease Hereditary?
If Parkinson’s seems to run in your family, you may ask — is Parkinson’s disease (PD) hereditary? Although most PD is not hereditary, genes do play a role.
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Parkinson's Disease Treatment
Parkinson’s disease treatment can often relieve symptoms. Medication and other treatments for Parkinson’s disease can also help improve quality of life.
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PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Parkinson’s Disease Research
Parkinson’s disease (PD) research is making progress in the search for PD’s cause. Prevention and new treatments are also goals of Parkinson’s disease research.
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PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Treating Psychosis in Parkinson’s Disease
A new medication can partly tame the scary symptoms in Parkinson’s that often come from taking traditional medication: hallucinations, or psychosis.
How Is Parkinson's Disease Diagnosed?
There are no specific tests for diagnosing Parkinson’s. How Parkinson’s disease is diagnosed involves a neurological exam by a doctor and a review of your symptoms.
Stages of Parkinson's Disease
Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD) vary as the stages of PD progress. Understanding the stages of Parkinson’s disease can help people with cope with the disease.
Tracking Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms with Mobile Apps
Symptoms of Parkinson's disease vary from person to person. Tracking symptoms of Parkinson’s disease with mobile apps can document their progression.
Dementia May Have Driven Robin Williams to Suicide
A disease that affects your mind, movement, and mood killed the beloved actor and comic.
Leukemia Drug May Help Neurological Diseases
A medication for cancer may treat Parkinson’s disease and dementia.
Caring for a Loved One with Parkinson’s
Your husband or mother is slowly losing her ability to move.