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Parkinsonian Disorders

Known as: Parkinsonism, Parkinsonismo/paralisia agitante, PARKINSOSNS SJUKDOM 
A group of disorders which feature impaired motor control characterized by bradykinesia, MUSCLE RIGIDITY; TREMOR; and postural instability… 
National Institutes of Health

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Autosomal Recessive ParkinsonismFamilial Juvenile ParkinsonismKUFOR-RAKEB SYNDROMEPARKINSON DISEASE 14, AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE

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nervous system disorder

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Neural subtype specification of fertilization and nuclear transfer embryonic stem cells and application in parkinsonian mice
Existing protocols for the neural differentiation of mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells require extended in vitro culture, yield… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Vascular adrenoceptors: an update.
The total and regional peripheral resistance and capacitance of the vascular system is regulated by the sympathetic nervous… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Chemistry and biochemistry of oxidative stress in neurodegenerative disease.
The age-related neurodegenerative diseases exemplified by Alzheimer&hyp;s disease (AD), Lewy body diseases such as Parkinson's… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Fibrils formed in vitro from alpha-synuclein and two mutant forms linked to Parkinson's disease are typical amyloid.
Two missense mutations in the gene encoding alpha-synuclein have been linked to rare, early-onset forms of Parkinson's disease… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Memantine is a clinically well tolerated N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist—a review of preclinical data
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Dopamine Oxidation Alters Mitochondrial Respiration and Induces Permeability Transition in Brain Mitochondria
Abstract : Both reactive dopamine metabolites and mitochondrial dysfunction have been implicated in the neurodegeneration of… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Management of patients with atrial fibrillation. A Statement for Healthcare Professionals. From the Subcommittee on Electrocardiography and Electrophysiology, American Heart Association.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. Its incidence increases with… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Open-channel block of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) responses by memantine: therapeutic advantage against NMDA receptor-mediated neurotoxicity
Excessive activation of NMDA receptors is thought to mediate the calcium-dependent neurotoxicity associated with hypoxic-ischemic… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Deciding for others.
Decision making for incompetent elderly people is an increasingly serious issue for American society. The decision-making… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
A physiological mechanism of bradykinesia.
Patients with Parkinson's disease were asked to make ballistic elbow flexion movements of 10, 20 and 40 degrees. Normal subjects… 
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