Planning for the What Ifs – Mental Health Concerns in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Posted on January 14, 2020January 15, 2020 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Planning for the What Ifs, Part Two Mental Health Concerns in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Today we continue Parkinson’s Disease: Planning for the What Ifs, a special series of posts to address both motor and non-motor issues of people with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). We are defining advanced PD as those who are no longer independent […] Read More
The FDA approves F-Dopa PET imaging to aid in early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease Posted on January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert The FDA approves F-Dopa PET imaging to aid in early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease The FDA recently approved Flourodopa F18 (F-Dopa), a radioactive tracer for positron emission tomography (PET) that can help visualize the nerve endings of dopaminergic neurons. It can be used to help in the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other parkinsonian […] Read More
Parkinson’s disease and preparing for surgery Posted on January 7, 2020January 13, 2020 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Parkinson’s disease and preparing for surgery People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) sometimes face procedures or surgeries due to other medical conditions not related to PD. These could be relatively simple procedures such as a colonoscopy or endoscopy, common surgeries such as cataract removal, gall bladder removal or hernia repair, or more complex surgeries such as […] Read More
More medications to avoid in Parkinson’s disease? Data analysis, prescriptions trends and the risk of Parkinson’s disease Posted on December 31, 2019January 13, 2020 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert More medications to avoid in Parkinson’s disease? Data analysis, prescriptions trends and the risk of Parkinson’s disease It is incredibly important when taking any medication(s) to be aware of potential interactions with other drugs or supplements you may also be taking. It can be confusing, especially if you’re taking more than one medication and/or dealing […] Read More
The Smell of Parkinson’s disease Posted on December 11, 2019December 12, 2019 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Diagnosis of PD is often preceded by a decreased ability to smell. It is therefore ironic that two recent news stories have suggested that people with PD may be able to be identified by others based on their particular odor, one that could potentially be used as a method of PD diagnosis. Could this be […] Read More
Parkinson’s Disease: Planning for the What-Ifs — Mental health concerns in advanced PD – psychosis and behavioral problems Posted on December 3, 2019January 3, 2020 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Planning for the What Ifs Mental Health Concerns in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Today we continue Parkinson’s Disease: Planning for the What Ifs, a special series of posts to address both motor and non-motor issues of people with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). We are defining advanced PD as those who are no longer independent of their […] Read More
Introducing a new series “Parkinson’s Disease: Planning for the What-Ifs” Posted on November 19, 2019 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Introducing a new series “Parkinson’s Disease: Planning for the What-Ifs” It’s hard to think about the tough stuff. The what ifs, the worst-case scenarios, the unknowns. For most, if not all people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), the condition is progressive, which means that it gets worse with time. However, for many of you, the worsening […] Read More
Repurposing medications for Parkinson’s disease Posted on November 12, 2019November 19, 2019 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Repurposed medications to treat Parkinson’s Disease Repurposing medications is a process by which medications already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for one reason are tested and shown to work for another purpose. One great example of this is the use of Amantadine for Parkinson’s disease (PD). Amantadine was first approved for the […] Read More
Interview with ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen Posted on November 5, 2019November 14, 2019 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Interview with ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen Bill Rasmussen, Founder of the sports cable network ESPN, revealed this past summer that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in 2014 at the age of 81. Since his announcement, he has been determined to spread his dual message of awareness and optimism. Recently, he sat down with […] Read More
Oral dysfunction in Parkinson’s: swallowing problems and drooling Posted on October 22, 2019November 19, 2019 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Oral dysfunction in Parkinson’s: swallowing problems and drooling Two common and distressing problems that can develop in Parkinson’s disease (PD) are swallowing dysfunction and drooling. I want to help you better understand these issues and learn what you can do to improve them – so read on! Thank you to Christine Sapienza, PhD, CCC-SLP and […] Read More
