Someone asked not long ago if Parkinson’s hallucinations had a particular pattern or flavoring to them? The truth is that there are common trends seen in PD patients who experience hallucinations. First, a hallucination is a strong perception of something that is not real or does not exist. Any and all of the senses canContinue reading “Visual Hallucinations in PD: What do they look like? by Dr. De Leon”
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Tips to side step most common travel- related headaches in PD patients: By Dr. De Leon
As the country has been hit by numerous winter blizzard storms keeping a large portion of the population in the north indoors going stir crazy while the northwest is affected by the pineapple express, here in the south well is anybody’s guess what the weather is going to be like from one minute to theContinue reading “Tips to side step most common travel- related headaches in PD patients: By Dr. De Leon”
DAT Scan: Can it Really Tell Me I have PD? : By Dr. De Leon
Dat Scan (Ioflupane I 23 injection also known as phenyltropane) is a radio pharmaceutical agent injected into the veins of a patient known as SPECT nuclear medicine test. When this test was approved in was under the premise that it will be an added tool in the armamentarium of the neurologists/ movement disorder specialist toContinue reading “DAT Scan: Can it Really Tell Me I have PD? : By Dr. De Leon”
What If the Cure to Pain and Other Non-Motor PDSymptom was Sleep?: By Dr. De Leon
Those of us who have chronic illnesses like PD often experience chronic pain as well. This in turn leads to increased problems with sleep- falling asleep, staying asleep as I am experiencing radicular pain at this moment keeping me up! (fortunately, I have taken my medication and waiting for it to kick in so IContinue reading “What If the Cure to Pain and Other Non-Motor PDSymptom was Sleep?: By Dr. De Leon”
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Tips on Getting Disability Benefits Efficiently & Effictively: by Dr De Leon
Getting Disability Benefits: Is It Always Necessary to Hire a Lawyer? Part I : By Dr De Leon.
Tips on Getting Disability Benefits Efficiently & Effectively: By Dr De Leon
When confronted with a chronic illness like Parkinson’s disease, after the initial shock of diagnosis settles comes the question will I be able to continue to work and for how long? Studies show that one of the biggest factors of loss of employment is depression in PD and along with it goes a decrease inContinue reading “Tips on Getting Disability Benefits Efficiently & Effectively: By Dr De Leon”
Excessive Sweating In Parkinson’s Patients: by Dr. De Leon
Excessive Sweating In Parkinson’s Patients: by Dr. De Leon.
Excessive Sweating In Parkinson’s Patients: by Dr. De Leon
While I was still in practice, patients often would complain of having increase sweating particularly at night. Patients would often say to me; “I have a very hard time sleeping at night because of the sweats… and even Harder time staying dry!” I often concentrated more on the ‘lack of sleep’ and did not fullyContinue reading “Excessive Sweating In Parkinson’s Patients: by Dr. De Leon”
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