Parkinson's Disease

We cover Parkinson's Disease, including pathophysiology, symptoms, causes and Parkinson's Disease treatment. 

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0:00 What is Parkinson’s Disease? 
0:30 Parkinson’s Disease Pathophysiology 
3:56 Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
6:05 Parkinson’s Disease Causes & Risk Factors
7:18 Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis 
8:47 Parkinson’s Disease Treatment
10:08 Parkinson’s Disease On/Off Phenomenon 


References

1. Zafar, S. & Yaddanapudi, S.S. (2023). Parkinson Disease. Publishing. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470193/
2. Parkinson’s Foundation. (2018). Statistics | Parkinson’s Foundation.  Available at: https://www.parkinson.org/understanding-parkinsons/statistics 
3. Kenhub. (2023). Basal ganglia: Gross anatomy and function.  Available at: https://www.kenhub.com/en/library/anatomy/basal-ganglia
4. Bahners, B.H. et al. (2022). Electrophysiological characterization of the hyperdirect pathway and its functional relevance for subthalamic deep brain stimulation. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014488622000565
5. Ohio State University. (2017). Pathophysiology and Clinical Presentation | Parkinson’s Disease Case Study. Available at: https://u.osu.edu/parkinsonsdisease/pathophysiology-and-clinical-presentation/ (U.OSU)
6. Johns Hopkins Medicine. (n.d.). Parkinson’s Disease Risk Factors and Causes.  Available at: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/parkinsons-disease
7. (2024.). Parkinsonism vs. Parkinson’s Disease: What’s The Difference?.  Available at: https://parkinsonsdisease.net/answers/parkinsonism-vs-pd
8. Postuma, R.B. et al. (2018). New Diagnostic Criteria for Parkinson’s Disease: MDS-PD Criteria. Movement Disorders. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29433115/
9. (2018). MDS Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Available at: http://medicalcriteria.com/web/mds-parkinson-disease/
10. (n.d.). Parkinson’s Disease Side Effects of Medication. Available at: https://www.parkinsonsdaily.com/parkinsons-disease-side-effects-of-medication/
11. (2020). Neuroscience Online: Chapter “Basal Ganglia”. Available at: https://nba.uth.tmc.edu/neuroscience/m/s3/chapter04.html

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