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Finding provider in US from abroad

Hello, I am living in eastern Europe and will be in the states this upcoming summer-fall. I was hoping for some advise on finding a motion disorder specialist that I...

Parkinsons progression speed

Good day folks. My mom has recently been diagnosed with parkinsons. Onset of symptoms was 2 months ago, prior to that she's had issues walking but we assumed it was...

Madopar not working

I'd be very grateful for comments on this. I was diagnosed with PD in June and prescribed Madopar. It simply isn't working for me. I've had a DaT scan (...

After some advice

Hello, I have been dealing with many symptoms to do with Parkinson's but recently the neurologist has told me I have functional neurological disorder and my datscan came back normal...

This is bull Shiz 🤬

I was recently diagnosed with PD, I was also dx with ms & a brain tumor in 2004. I was telling the doctor’s that I couldn’t bend my knees &...

Can a PD diagnosis stem from a previous injury?

First of all, I am trying to figure out whether or not a previous injury could exaserbate a PD diagnosis. I had an injury in 2005 (comparable to a torn...

Remission?

Does PD have any form of remission? At 75, I've had the typical symptoms for the last four years, including several falls. I've been on Madopar and if I missed...

Comorbidities

Just wondering if anybody else has another diagnosis that exacerbates your Parkinson's, and how you deal with it. About a year ago, what I thought was worsening PD symptoms actually...

Mucana pruriens (L-DOPA)

While I have been taking Mucuna pruriens as levodopa alternative,it has helped my symptoms as well as my tremors, should I take this as a positive levodopa test, to help...

First Parkinson's and now Lewy Body Dementia

My mother was diagnosed 3.5 years ago with Parkinson's, which has been managed pretty well. Balance is really the main issue. However, 2.5 months ago she had a massive change...

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