Parkinson’s Patient Guide

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This Parkinson’s guide is an effort to provide information helpful to patients.

This and the accompanying Epilepsy guide are meant for your benefit. Both guides will always be free.

Guessing which questions you want to be answered is difficult. You can help me by suggesting new articles for the site.

Let us travel this road together.

With my best wishes,

Dr. Siddharth Kharkar.

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Symptoms

Bradykinesia meaning [It’s not always Parkinson’s!]

Shuffling gait vs Festinating gait – Are you dragging your feet?

Bradykinesia causes (including 3 Non-Parkinson’s causes)

Diagnosis

Parkinson’s diagnosis [Is a DAT scan/ F-DOPA PET scan needed?]

What can mimic Parkinson’s disease? [30+ Parkinson’s Misdiagnoses]

Parkinson’s Plus Syndromes

What is Progressive Supranuclear Palsy? [PSP meaning]

What is MSA? [Multiple Systems Atrophy meaning]

Is there a Miracle Cure for PSP? [Rational PSP treatment & new research]

Parkinson’s diagnosis [Is a DAT scan/ F-DOPA PET scan needed?]

Parkinson’s and Falling [Avoid falling and injuries!]

What can mimic Parkinson’s disease? [30+ Parkinson’s Misdiagnoses]

Am I a good DBS candidate? [For Parkinson’s Patients]

Parkinson’s – Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia), Drooling & Aspiration

Slowing progression

Slowing Parkinson’s Progression [Exercise & Preventing Injuries]

Slowing Parkinson’s Progression [Coffee & Traditional Medications]

Slowing Parkinson’s Progression [Modern Medications]

Slowing Parkinson’s Progression [Stem Cell Therapy]

Medications

Medication Induced Parkinsonism [Avoid these medications if you have Parkinson’s!]

Dopamine Agonists: Ropinirole, Pramipexole, Rotigotine

MAO-B inhibitors: Rasagiline, Selegiline & Safinamide

Anticholinergics – Trihexyphenidyl, benztropine, biperiden etc.

Non-Motor Symptoms

Parkinson’s and Falling [Avoid falling and injuries!]

How can you reduce Depression and Anxiety?

Sleep & Parkinson’s: REM Behavior Disorder, Insomnia, Sleepiness & Cramping

Parkinson’s – Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia), Drooling & Aspiration

Deep Brain Stimulation

Am I a good DBS candidate? [For Parkinson’s Patients]

STN-DBS versus GPi-DBS – Which DBS location is best?

Best DBS Device for Parkinson’s [Are newer DBS devices better?]

What is the Deep Brain Stimulation Success rate for Parkinson’s?

DBS surgery risks & Deep Brain Stimulation side effects

Deep Brain Stimulation Cost in India [Reduce DBS cost!]

DBS for Parkinson’s Disease – Realistic expectations.

Cause

Latest News/Research

Intranasal levodopa has been approved

Nice new video: Gut & Parkinson’s disease

Coronavirus / Covid & Parkinson’s : Best resources collection.

Caution:
This information is for educational purposes. It is not a substitute for professional medical diagnosis & treatment. Do not change your medications, supplements or other treatments without your doctor's permission.

Dr. Siddharth Kharkar

Dr. Siddharth Kharkar is a board certified (American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology certified) Neurologist. He is a Epilepsy specialist & Parkinson's specialist in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

He has trained in the best institutions in India, US and UK including KEM hospital in Mumbai, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), USA & Kings College in London.

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