Aug 15, 2024 | Living with PD, Research
Shared from ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. This study investigated the effects of the SPEAK OUT! & LOUD Crowd therapy program on speaking rate, percent pause time, intelligibility, naturalness, and communicative participation in individuals with Parkinson’s disease...
Aug 15, 2024 | Living with PD
Shared from parkinson.org. Young-onset Parkinson’s disease (YOPD) occurs in people younger than 50 years of age. Most people with idiopathic, or typical, PD develop symptoms at 50 years of age or older. YOPD affects about four percent of the one million people with PD...
Aug 8, 2024 | Living with PD
Shared from brainandlife.org. Roger Fredenburg always looked forward to the scent of freshly baked bread wafting from a bakery near the hair salon he owned in Bellevue, NE. Then one morning in the late 1990s, as he approached the bakery, he was puzzled when he...
Aug 8, 2024 | Living with PD
Shared from apdaparkinson.org. In 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an imaging test to help diagnose Parkinson’s disease (PD) called DaTscan (dopamine transporter scan). In this test, a radioactive tracer, Ioflupane, also known as DaTscan,...
Aug 8, 2024 | Living with PD
Shared from michaeljfox.org. Managing Parkinson’s medications can be a complex task no matter where you or your loved one are in your journey with PD. When is it best to start or adjust medication? How much should you take? How can you navigate side...
Aug 8, 2024 | General Interest, Living with PD
Shared from parkinsonsdisease.net. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disease. It is well known for affecting movement and balance. However, it can also affect mood and memory.1 PD affects everyone differently. It can progress at different...