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Parkinson’s Disease May Benefit From Early Deep Brain Stimulation

July 10, 2008

Recent studies have suggested that qualifying Parkinson patients benefit from earlier treatment with deep brain stimulation, as reported in Clinical Neurology News. The study indicates that younger Parkinson disease patients are more likely to benefit from early brain stimulator treatment. There is information that may suggest that this therapy may have a protective effect in [...]

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Neupro Patch for Parkinson’s Disease Recalled by FDA

May 13, 2008

Neupro patches were approved by the FDA for Parkinson’s disease treatment in September 2007. They proved to be very effective in the control of Parkinson symptoms, as compared to the effects of other dopamine agonists including Mirapex and Requip. Unfortunately, in March, the FDA recalled Neupro due to problem with the patch delivery of the [...]

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New Treatment Options for Parkinson’s Disease

August 16, 2007

The FDA has approved a new medication therapy for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The new drug is rotigotine (Neupro), which is in the family of dopamine agonists. Dopamine agonists mimic the effects of levodopa (Sinemet) without having to go through chemical transformation. Other dopamine agonists include Mirapex and Requip. Neupro is different in that [...]

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Deep Brain Stimulation – Tremor & Parkinson’s Disease Control

September 30, 2006

Deep brain stimulation is an innovative way to control severe tremor or some of the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. This medical device was approved by the FDA in 1997 for treatment of patients with severe tremor that was not controlled by medications. A few years later, it was approved for treatment of Parkinson tremor [...]

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