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haroon

On 4/23/09, rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> from Viartis
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>  21st April 2009 - New research
>  RIGHT HAND OR LEFT HAND PARKINSON'S DISEASE
>
>  Parkinsonism Related Disorders [2008] 14 (8) : 633-635 (Yust-Katz S, Tesler
> D, Treves TA, Melamed E, Djaldetti R.) Complete abstract
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>  Parkinson's Disease symptoms can initiate, develop or exist on one side, or
> more on one side rather than the other. The prevalence and what predicts one
> sided symptoms rather than the other in Parkinson's Disease have hardly been
> investigated. The aim of this study was to determine the rate of one sided
> symptoms in people with Parkinson's Disease. The dominant hand was recorded
> in each person, as well as any significant right-left differences in tremor,
> bradykinesia, and rigidity. Symptoms dominating on one side occurred in the
> vast majority (85%) of people with Parkinson's Disease. The initial symptoms
> appeared on the right side in 47% of the right-handed patients, and on the
> left side in 38% of the right-handed patients. The initial symptoms appeared
> on the left side in 52% of the left-handed patients, and on the right side
> in 36% of the left-handed patients. So Parkinson's Disease is characterised
> by symptoms being greater on either the right or left hand side. There was a
> trend towards symptom onset on the dominant side. In order to refer to this
> article on its own click here.
>
>
>  Rayilyn Brown
>  Director AZNPF
>  Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
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