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Default Univ of AL neurology says more options available to treat Parkinson's patients
Dr. Ray Watts, chair of UAB neurology, says more options available to treat Parkinson's patients

Monday, May 19, 2008
DAVE PARKS
News staff writer

New medications coupled with better understanding of Parkinson's disease are helping doctors provide patients with more effective, longer-acting treatments, says Dr. Ray L. Watts, chair of neurology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

"We are improving therapies that help control the Parkinson's symptoms and improve motor function and other functions," Watts said. "There is new evidence that the earlier and better we do that, the brain is plastic enough that it improves the long-term outcome."

More than 1.5 million Americans, most of them over age 50, have Parkinson's disease, according to the National Parkinson Foundation. The neurodegenerative condition is marked by tremors, imbalance and lack of coordination. The number of people with Parkinson's disease is expected to jump sharply in coming years as Baby Boomers age.

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