Today, researchers are evaluating an investigational drug that focuses on the earliest stages of Parkinson’s disease that may potentially offer a new option for recently diagnosed patients. If you have been recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, you may want to consider a newly opened study. It is evaluating the safety and potential efficacy of anContinue reading “New PD drug study to halt progression”
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Cómo Mejor Aprovechar de su Visita con su Neurólogo /Especialista de Desórdenes de Movimiento :By Dr. De Leon
Se que muchos de ustedes han expresado su descontento y frustración con sus visitas con sus especialistas porque comúnmente sus preguntas de mayor urgencia no son contestadas a su satisfacción ó con la rapidez adecuada. Esto es difícil especialmente para nosotros los que vivimos lejos de nuestros especialistas. No podemos hacer los viajes con laContinue reading “Cómo Mejor Aprovechar de su Visita con su Neurólogo /Especialista de Desórdenes de Movimiento :By Dr. De Leon”
How To Make The Most Out of Your Neurology/MDS Visit: by Dr. De Leon
I know many of you have expressed the concern that some of the issues don’t get addressed or addressed in a timely manner when visiting your neurologist or MDS. This especially difficult to deal with since many do not live close to a neurologist and have to travel a way to go see them. SoContinue reading “How To Make The Most Out of Your Neurology/MDS Visit: 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”
Parkinson’s Disease: an Autoimmune DIsease? By Dr. De Leon
For some time me and others like myself have been toying with the idea could it be possible that Parkinson’s is yet another autoimmune disease like diabetes or thyroid disease or even pernicious anemia? Or even an inflammatory disorders like ulcerative colitis? Perhaps some genetic subtypes can more easily fall into this category than others.Continue reading “Parkinson’s Disease: an Autoimmune DIsease? By Dr. De Leon”
Thinking Outside the Brain for a Parkinson’s Cure : By Dr. De Leon
“I don’t think inside the box, I don’t think OUTSIDE the box, I don’t EVEN KNOW where the box is!”- unknown The other day while I was giving a talk about how to diagnose PD, I was giving my usual spill about ” in the hands of a specialist like myself- accuracy is 95%,” whenContinue reading “Thinking Outside the Brain for a Parkinson’s Cure : By Dr. De Leon”
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