Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Study Suggests Way to Relieve Cognitive Deficits Caused by Parkinson's Disease
September 15, 2023
September 15, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
Parkinson's disease is a progressive brain disorder that wreaks havoc on the body and the mind.
While medications and a surgical technique called deep brain stimulation (DBS) can relieve the uncontrollable movements and muscle rigidity that characterize the disease, there currently are no good treatments for the deterioration in cognition caused by the disorder.
Parkinson's disease is a progressive brain disorder that wreaks havoc on the body and the mind.
While medications and a surgical technique called deep brain stimulation (DBS) can relieve the uncontrollable movements and muscle rigidity that characterize the disease, there currently are no good treatments for the deterioration in cognition caused by the disorder.