July 10, 2016
Complete abstract : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27379905
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A clinical study has published details of a 78 year old man who, despite having typical
Parkinson's Disease, no longer has Parkinson's Disease symptoms.
Researchers have presented the case of a 78-year-old male who, 16 years ago, was diagnosed
with Parkinson's Disease by a neurologist. The patient initially presented with left-hand
tremor, stooped posture, shuffling gait, and frequent falls, which eventually progressed to
bilateral motor symptoms after 3 years.
However, since 2012, his symptoms and signs have almost completely
remitted, and he has been off all pharmacotherapy for that time. The
accuracy of the initial Parkinson's Disease diagnosis is supported by :
an appropriate clinical presentation, history of positive response to
Sinemet, and an abnormal SPECT DaT scan. This case therefore
suggests the possibility of the remission of symptoms in some
patients. The authors propose that the patient's long history of
meditation may have been one of the contributing factors of his
improvement because meditation has been shown to release
dopamine.
Parkinson's Disease is primarily due to insufficient dopamine. There is a tendency for
Parkinson's Disease symptoms to get gradually and progressively worse. However, dopamine
levels, even in Parkinson's Disease, fluctuate continuously. There is therefore no reason why
dopamine levels and therefore Parksinson's Disease can not improve.
Reference : Journal of Complementary Integrative Medicine [2016] [Epub ahead of print]
(K.Smart, R.Durso, J.Morgan, P.McNamara)
Complete abstract : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27379905
http://www.viartis.net/parkinsons.disease/news/160710.pdf mail@viartis.net
©2016 Viartis
http://www.viartis.net/parkinsons.disease/news/160710.pdf
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