Disordered sleep, often linked to abnormal levels of the hormone melatonin, occurs in many if not most neurologic disorders, and can often benefit from clinical treatment, according to a growing body of research that was presented during a scientific session at the virtual AAN Annual Meeting. CLICK TO REVIEW
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Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disease of the brain caused by the death of special nerve cells. The disease is characterized by movement disorders such as slowing movements, stiffness of the muscles, tremors or specific changes in the gait pattern. Often there can be many years before these typical symptoms permit a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. These can
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: Sleep microstructure is more severely altered than sleep macrostructure in PDpatients and is associated with widespread dysfunction of the noradrenergic arousal system. CLICK TO REVIEW
BDNF (the acronym for brain-derived neurotrophic factor) is a protein produced in high quantities in the central nervous system. It plays a part in regulating the structure, function, and development of the neurons and synapses that form your brain’s internal communication network. While BDNF levels are highest in childhood when the brain is rapidly developing,
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Sleep is one of the great mysteries of life. For a long time, it was widely thought that sleep was little more than a waste of time. Modern research, however, has shed much-needed light on the matter, showing sleep is a crucial component of a healthy lifestyle, and that lack of sleep can have far-reaching
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