- FTD & PD

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Hi ,

Thought maybe you would be interested in a few articles and websites in

reference to the Frontal & Temporal Lobe Dementia and Parkinson's. Don't

know if they can be of help, but you never know. I have spanned outward in

my research to many areas in relation to LBD. During the Caring Counts!

Conference, I had the opportunity to attend a workshop on PD. It was the

best of all those which I attended. The narrator was very informed about LBD

and the way they overlap. I will send you some of the information when I get

to the pile of paperwork on my kitchen table.

Here is an article from emedicine on FTD.

http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic140.htm

Links to different FTDs from the Netherlands.

http://www.lille.inserm.fr/u422/frontotemporal.dementias.html

eMedicine - ALS/FTD : Article by Joe Verghese, MD

http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic82.htm

PARKINSON'S DISEASE WEBSITES

MEDLINEplus: Movement Disorders/Home

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/movementdisorders.html

MEDLINEplus: Parkinson's/Home

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/parkinsonsdisease.html

National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.

http://www.parkinson.org/index.htm

PDF - Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Inc.

http://www.pdf.org/news/index.cfm?selectedItem=105

Parkinson's Disease Resource Center

http://www.ec-online.net/Knowledge/SolutionSets/parkinsons.htm.

WE MOVE - Worldwide Education and Awareness for Movement Disorders

http://www.wemove.org/

PARKINSON'S DISEASE INFORMATION PAGES

LEWYNET from Nottingham Med School/Parkinson's

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pathology/lewy/pd.html

NEUROSURGERY://ON-CALL® Parkinson's Disease

http://www.neurosurgery.org/health/patient/detail.asp?DisorderID=46

Parkinson's Disease: Backgrounder

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/parkinson%27s_disease_backgro

under.htm

Parkinson's Disease: Clinical Studies

http://www.parkinson.org/clnindex.htm

Parkinson's Disease: Drooling

http://www.parkinson.org/drooling.htm

Parkinson's Disease: Hope Through Research

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/parkinson_disease_htr.htm

Parkinson's Disease: Glossary of Terms

http://www.parkinson.org/framegloss.htm

Parkinson's Disease: Sight

http://www.parkinson.org/seeing.htm

Parkinson's Disease: Self Evaluation Form

http://www.parkinson.org/jsgraph/pdpsrf.htm

Parkinson's Disease: Shortness of Breath

http://www.parkinson.org/breath.htm

Parkinson’s Disease: Sleep Disturbances

http://www.parkinson.org/SleepDisturbances.htm

Parkinson's Disease: Stages

http://www.parkinson.org/stages.htm

PDF - Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Inc./Symptoms

http://www.pdf.org/AboutPD/symptoms.cfm

PDF - Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Inc./Treatments

http://www.pdf.org/AboutPD/treatment.cfm

Parkinson's Disease: Tutorial

http://medweb.bham.ac.uk/http/depts/clin_neuro/teaching/tutorials/parkinsons/p

arkinsons1.html

PD: Paralysis Agitan, Juvenile, of Hunt/OMIM

http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Omim/dispmim?168100

Parkinson's Disease/OMIM

http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Omim/dispmim?168600

Parkinson-Dementia Syndrome/OMIM

http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Omim/dispmim?260540

PD: Neurotoxicity of MPTP/OMIM

http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Omim/dispmim?556500

Parkinson's Disease research @ Mayo Clinic

http://www.mayo.edu/fpd/pd-info/faq.htm

WE MOVE: Parkinson's Disease

http://www.wemove.org/par.html

54th AAN Meeting: Movement Disorder Highlights

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/433375

55th AAN Meeting -- Movement Disorder Highlights

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/452542

MEDLINEplus: Coffee, hormones affect Parkinson's risk

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_11939.html

NINDS: Parkinson's Disease: Coffee and Hormones Don't Mix

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_article_parkinson_caffeine_hrt.h

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Medscape: CSF Markers Predict AD in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/444954

Medscape: PD Symptoms Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/452706?mpid=12894

NIH News Release--Embryonic Mouse Stem Cells Reduce Symptoms in Model for

Parkinson

http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2002/ninds-20.htm

NIH News Release--Study Finds Widespread Sympathetic Nerve Damage in

Parkinson

http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2002/ninds-22.htm

If you are interested, I have articles on DBS (Deep Brain stimulation) which

may help movements symptoms but can be contraindicated for certain dementia

symptoms such as hallucinations.

Medical Treatments:

COX-2 Inhibitors May Offer Novel Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/452048?mpid=12295

Emory University: An Intro to PD and Common Drugs Used in its Treatment

http://www.ecit.emory.edu/ECIT/chem_ram/park/an_introduction_to_park.html

Glial-derived Neurotropic Factor & Parkinson's

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/453142_print

L-DOPA Dyskinesia Linked to Reduced Plasticity of Corticostriatal Synapses

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/451911?mpid=12295

WE MOVE - Parkinson's Disease - Nonpharmacologic Treatments

http://www.wemove.org/par_nphm.html

Genetic Factors:

Genes & Disease: Parkinson's - NCBI

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection &

rid=gnd.section.212

MEDLINEplus: Two Genes Found Key in Parkinson's Risk in Women

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_12061.html

Parkinson's Disease: Familial, Type 1/OMIM

http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Omim/dispmim?168601

Restless Leg Syndrome:

NINDS Restless Legs Syndrome Information Page

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/restless_doc.htm

Restless Legs Syndrome Fact Sheet

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/restless_legs.htm

WE MOVE - Restless Legs Syndrome - Information for Medical Professionals

http://www.wemove.org/rls_minf.html

WE MOVE - Restless Legs Syndrome - Information for Patients

http://www.wemove.org/rls_pat.html

If you are interested, I have articles on DBS (Deep Brain stimulation) which

may help movements symptoms but can be contraindicated for certain dementia

symptoms such as hallucinations. I also have several articles on

neurotoxicity, pecticides and PD.

That should get you started. I hope you get a more firm diagnosis. By the

time you are done, I'll have to cover all the dementias

Take care,

Betty