A 57-year-old homemaker, Ms. A, began occasionally losing items or struggling to recall people’s names a year ago. She ...

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder. Tremor is a common early sign, as are slow movement and ...

Dementia, an umbrella term used to describe a range of neurological conditions affecting the brain that worsen over time, is ...

Lithium can be toxic if not used properly. Further, the research is still in the early stages and it is unlikely that a ...

New research indicates that individuals living with dementia are being treated with potent antipsychotic medications for ...

I'm a 65-year-old and otherwise healthy male. After spending the past five years believing that my trembling hands were the result of essential tremor, a second DaT (dopamine transporter) scan (the ...

People with dementia are being treated with powerful antipsychotic medications for longer than guidelines recommend, ...

New research finds hormone therapy could protect your brain from Alzheimer’s, but only if you start soon after menopause.

Both levodopa/carbidopa and amantadine are very frequently used for the treatment of PD. While nearly all medications can have adverse effects on the liver or kidneys, neither of these drugs is likely ...

Four scientists at the forefront of dementia research speak about what kind of future they envision for people with the ...

The risk of developing dementia rises sharply in tandem with the number of co-occurring psychiatric disorders, with mood and ...