Hormone Replacement Therapy Parkinson's Disease Hormone Replacement Therapy to Treat Parkinson’s disease April 28, 2016 | 1 Comment on Hormone Replacement Therapy to Treat Parkinson’s disease For the past two years Neurology Solutions Movement Disorders Center has trialed approximately 80 Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients with bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as part of their treatment plan. With this protocol, Neurology Solutions is striving to bring the patients’ hormone levels closer to the hormone profile of their youth and investigate its impact on mobility, motor fluctuations, cognition, mood and quality of life. Read more » HRT hormone replacement therapy Parkinson PD movement disorders treatment of PD Parkinson's disease
Concierge Neurology Care Parkinson's Disease Neurology Solutions leads Parkinson’s panel August 14, 2015 | Leave a Comment Dr. Robert Izor and the Neurology Solutions provider team participate in a panel discussion on a range of Parkinson treatments during the August meeting of the Capital Area Parkinson’s Society. Read more » PD symptoms Parkinson's treatments DBS Deep Brain Stimulation Austin treatment of PD LSVT Big and Loud™ Parkinson's disease Capital Area Parkinson's Society
Parkinson's Disease Learning the facts about Parkinson’s Disease April 24, 2015 | 2 Comments on Learning the facts about Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month is putting a spotlight on a neurological disorder affecting more than one million Americans and an estimated 7 to 10 million people worldwide. Parkinson’s Disease (or PD) is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system that gradually affects patients’ movements through tremors, stiffness or slowing of movement. PD impacts nerve cells in a part of the brain called the substantia nigra impairing the cells’ ability to produce and deliver the neurotransmitter dopamine to other cells. In fact, by the time early Parkinson's disease is diagnosed, it is estimated the person has lost 70 percent of the cells that produce dopamine. Read more » Parkinson's disease treatment of PD progression of Parkinson's Parkinson's Awareness Month motor disorders LSVT Big and Loud™