June 30, 2020

Definition: The Neurogenic bladder is a dysfunction that results from interference with the normal nerve pathways associated with urination. The most common symptoms of neurogenic...

October 31, 2019

WHAT IS A DaT SCAN The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the DaTSCAN™ visual adjunct brain imaging test in 2011 to help with...

August 29, 2019

SO YOU DON’T HAVE PARKINSON’S AFTER ALL COULD IT BE? NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS?             DEFINITION: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)...

August 5, 2019

WHAT IS PARKINSON'S DISEASE? Parkinson's disease belongs to a group of conditions called motor system disorders, which are the result of the loss of dopamine-producing...

December 28, 2018

The most common side effects of GOCOVRI include hallucinations, dizziness, dry mouth, swelling of legs and feet, constipation, and falls. Possible serious side effects of...

February 26, 2017

As Charles Dickens said about March, “It was one of those days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it...

February 26, 2017

From the Encyclopedia, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is the most common human form of a group of rare, fatal brain disorders known as prion diseases. Creutzfeldt-Jakob...

November 1, 2015

An Encyclopedia Of Other Diseases And Conditions Resembling Parkinson’s Disease Addendum  In the August 2015 issue we listed a great number of A-Typical, or ParkinsonISMS, or...