The causes of Parkinson's disease are being unraveled and rational neuroprotective therapy is close to reality

CD Marsden, CW Olanow - Annals of neurology, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
There has been significant progress in our knowledge of the cause, the pathogenesis, and
the nature of the mechanism of cell death in Parkinson's disease (PD). Mutations in single …

Neuropathology of sporadic Parkinson disease before the appearance of parkinsonism: preclinical Parkinson disease

I Ferrer, A Martinez, R Blanco, E Dalfó… - Journal of neural …, 2011 - Springer
Parkinson disease (PD) is no longer considered a complex motor disorder characterized by
parkinsonism but rather a systemic disease with variegated non-motor deficits and …

Update on the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease

JB Schulz - Journal of neurology, 2008 - Springer
Parkinson's disease is a primarily sporadic occurring neurodegenerative disorder of
advanced age. However, in the last few years several genes have been identified that lead …

Parkinson's disease: a review of non-motor symptoms

AQ Rana, US Ahmed, ZM Chaudry… - Expert review of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder resulting from degeneration of the
substantia nigra and the dopaminergic nigrostriatal pathway. Most treatments are geared …

Molecular and clinical prodrome of Parkinson disease: implications for treatment

AHV Schapira, E Tolosa - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2010 - nature.com
The development of interventions to slow or prevent progression represents an important
aim for current research into Parkinson disease (PD). General agreement prevails that …

The etiopathogenesis of Parkinson disease and suggestions for future research. Part I

I Litvan, G Halliday, M Hallett, CG Goetz… - … of Neuropathology & …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
INTRODUCTION We are at a critical juncture in our knowledge of the etiology and
pathogenesis of Parkinson disease (PD). It is clear that PD is not a single entity simply …

Emerging therapies in Parkinson disease—repurposed drugs and new approaches

A Elkouzi, V Vedam-Mai, RS Eisinger… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Parkinson disease (PD) treatment options have conventionally focused on dopamine
replacement and provision of symptomatic relief. Current treatments cause undesirable …

Psychotic symptoms in Parkinson's disease: from description to etiology

S Papapetropoulos, DC Mash - Journal of neurology, 2005 - Springer
Psychotic symptoms are common in Parkinson's disease (PD) and occur in at least 20% of
medication-treated patients. Benign visual hallucinations usually appear earlier, while …

Management of Parkinson׳ s disease: Current and future pharmacotherapy

AK Kakkar, N Dahiya - European journal of pharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
Parkinson׳ s disease (PD) is chronic progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized
by profound loss of dopaminergic neurons in the nigrostriatal pathway. It is recognized by …

The heterogeneity of Parkinson's disease

U Wüllner, P Borghammer, C Choe, I Csoti… - Journal of Neural …, 2023 - Springer
The heterogeneity of Parkinson's disease (PD), ie the various clinical phenotypes,
pathological findings, genetic predispositions and probably also the various implicated …