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In Remembrance
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(That's sarcasm BTW) 1. Psychosomatics. 2010 Nov;51(6):474-9. The role of inflammatory cytokines in cognition and other non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Menza M, Dobkin RD, Marin H, Mark MH, Gara M, Bienfait K, Dicke A, Kusnekov A. Psychiatry & Neurology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, D207A, 671 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA. menza@umdnj.edu BACKGROUND: Parkinson's disease (PD) affects patients' lives with more than just physical impairment. Many of the non-motor aspects of PD, such as cognitive impairment, depression, and sleep disturbances, are common and are associated with a variety of poor outcomes. However, at present, the pathophysiology and clinical management of these symptoms are poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to determine the associations between various illness-associated cytokines, cortisol, and the non-motor symptoms of PD. METHOD: The authors examined a panel of cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α) and cortisol in a cohort of 52 PD patients with depression. RESULTS: There were a number of significant correlations between the non-motor symptoms and TNF-α. Specifically, the authors found that TNF-α (but not IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, or cortisol) was significantly correlated with measures of cognition, depression, and disability. In regression analyses accounting for all variables, TNF-α was consistently significant in explaining variance in cognition, depression, sleep, and disability. CONCLUSION: These data are consistent with a growing body of literature that implicates inflammatory cytokines in neural and behavioral processes and further suggests that TNF-α may be involved in the production and/or maintenance of non-motor symptoms in PD. PMCID: PMC2987579 [Available on 2011/11/1] PMID: 21051678 [PubMed - in process]
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000. Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well. |
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