Parkinson's Disease Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Parkinson's Disease, including details on symptoms, treatment, genetics, medication.

Invited article: changing concepts in Parkinson disease: moving beyond the decade of the brain.

Marras C, Lang A

Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Recent years have seen major changes in our understanding of Parkinson disease (PD), challenging conventional wisdom, much of which was established during the Decade of the Brain. In this article, we highlight important changes in our understanding of PD in six general categories: definition, etiology, pathology, pathogenesis, clinical features, and therapeutics.

Published 20 May 2008 in Neurology, 70(21): 1996-2003.
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