Hypotheses investigated include inflammation, changes in intestinal flora and hygiene factors. Early intervention such as a Mediterranean diet change could reduce the risk of these diseases. Further research is required to clarify the exact connections.
Hypotheses investigated include inflammation, changes in intestinal flora and hygiene factors. Early intervention such as a Mediterranean diet change could reduce the risk of these diseases. Further research is required to clarify the exact connections.
The Parkinson's network RheinNeckar+ at the SRH-Kurpfalz Hospital in Heidelberg would like to inform people's care situation
Improve Parkinson's syndromes in our metropolitan region.
For this purpose, it is necessary to know the current problems in the care of people with Parkinson's in order to promote future cooperation between all those involved and to eliminate barriers together. At the same time, we want to examine how closely the relatives are involved in the care.
Now the effects of GBA mutations on the long-term outcome of deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease have been examined in a study with 296 participants. It was found that patients with GBA variants became ill at a younger age, had a shorter duration of illness before deep brain stimulation and had more frequent dyskinesias. After 3 to 5 years, both groups showed improvement in motor symptoms and satisfactory control of fluctuations and dyskinesias. Non-motor symptoms were comparable, except for cognition, which deteriorated more rapidly in GBA Parkinson's patients. Analysis by the exact GBA mutation type is ongoing, but preliminary data suggests that GBA Parkinson's patients benefit from deep brain stimulation just as much as patients without GBA variants.
Disturbed dream sleep can indicate later Parkinson's disease. Researchers at MHH neurology are now investigating the preliminary phase of the neurodegenerative disease and are offering places for study participants.
One of my horror ideas is multimorbidity, i.e. the simultaneous presence of two or more chronic diseases or disorders in addition to Parkinson's. This is especially true when it comes to cancer risk. However, an article in the medical magazine this morning calmed me down a bit.