# Progress and Prospects in Parkinson's Research/Symptoms/M - N

The A-Z of Parkinson's Symptoms
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Mad Hatter's Disease :
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Erethism
Pathological irritability or sensitivity of an organ or a body part.
This symptom (also known as Mad Hatter's Disease is commonly associated with mercury toxicity, (prevalent in hat manufacture) which is itself a noted causal risk for PD.
The following references are relevant:-
Critchley (1981) Speech disorders of Parkinsonism: a review.
Clarkson et al (2003) Human Exposure to Mercury: the Three Modern Dilemmas
Liu et al (2012) Occupational Neurotoxic Diseasesin Taiwan
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↑ Critchley, E.M. (1981) Full Text J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 44 (9) 751 – 758. Spech disorders of Parkinsonism: a review http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC491132/
↑ Clarkson, Thomas W.; Magos, Lazio and Myers, Gary J. font color="maroon">(2003) Abstract The Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medecine. 15 321 – 343 Human Exposure to Mercury: the Three Modern Dilemmas http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jtra.10050/abstract
↑ Liu, Chi-Hung, Huang, Chi-Yun and Huang, Chin-Chang (2012) Abstract Safety and Health at Work 3 94) 257 – 267 Occupational Neurotoxic Diseasesin Taiwanhttp://synapse.koreamed.org/search.php?where=aview&id=10.5491/SHAW.2012.3.4.257&code=0193SHAW&vmode=FULL :
Masking :
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Amimia
Fixed and vacant expression (masking)
Very little research has been carried out on this common PD symptom but the following are relevant :-
Allen (1931) The Dissociation of voluntary and emotional movements of the face with special reference to emotional paresis as a physical sign
Hemmesch et al (2009)The Influence of Facial Masking and Sex on Older Adults’ Impressions of Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease.
Clark et al (2011) Visual Exploration of Emotional Facial Expressions in Parkinson's Disease
Tickle-Degnen et al (2011) Culture, Gender and Health Care Stigma: Practitioners’ Response to Facial Masking Experienced by People with Parkinson’s Disease <
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↑ Allen, I.M.(1931) Full Text The Dissociation of voluntary and emotional movements of the face with special reference to emotional paresis as a physical sign http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1038785/?page=1
↑ Hemmesch. Amanda R.; Tickle-Degnen, Linda and Zebrowitz, Leslie A. (2009) Full Text Psychol. Aging 24 (3) 542 – 549 The Influence of Facial Masking and Sex on Older Adults’ Impressions of Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2761205/
↑ Clark, Uraina S.; Neargarder, Sandy and Cronin-Golomb, Alice (2011) Full Text Visual Exploration of Emotional Facial Expressions in Parkinson's Disease http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2876199/
↑ Tickle-Degnen, Linda and Zebrowitz, Leslie A. and Ma, Hui-ing (2011) Full Text Soc. Sci. Med. 73 (1) 95 – 102 Culture, Gender and Health Care Stigma: Practitioners’ Response to Facial Masking Experienced by People with Parkinson’s Disease http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3142938/ :
Micrographia :
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Micrographia
Microscopic handwriting
The following references are relevant:-
Oliveira et al (1997) Micrographia in Parkinson's disease: the effect of providing external cues
Dounskaia et al (2009) Biased Wrist and Finger Coordination in Parkinsonian Patients during Performance of Graphical Tasks
Shukla et al (2012) Micrographia and related deficits in Parkinson's disease: a cross-sectional study
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↑ Oliveira, R.; Gurd,J.; Nixon, P.; Marshall, J. and Passingham, (1997) Full Text R. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry. 63 (4) 429 – 433.Micrographia in Parkinson's disease: the effect of providing external cueshttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2169751/
↑ Dounskaia, Natalie; Van Gemmert, Arend W,A. ; Leis, Berta C. and Stelmach, George A. (2009) Full Text Neuropsychologia 47 (12) 2504 – 2514. Biased Wrist and Finger Coordination in Parkinsonian Patients during Performance of Graphical Tasks http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2712583/
↑ Shukla, Aparna Wagle; Ounpraseuth, Songthip; Gray, Vickie; Schwankhaus, John; and Metzer, walter Steven (2012) Full Text BMJ Open. 2 (3): e000628. Micrographia and related deficits in Parkinson's disease: a cross-sectional study http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3383984/ :
Motor fluctuations :
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Motor fluctuations
'On-off' periods, wearing off, dose failures, and freezing associated with long-term levodopa use
The following references are relevant:-
Bordelon et al (2011) Medication Responsiveness of Motor Symptoms in a Population-Based Study of Parkinson Disease/
Bohnen et al (2011)
Leucoaraiosis, nigrostriatal denervation and motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease
Mera et al (2012) Feasibility of home-based automated Parkinson’s disease motor assessment
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↑ Bordelon, Yvett;M.; Hayes, Ron D,; Vassar, Stefanie D.; Diaz, Natalie; Bronstein, Jeff and Vickrey, Barbra, G. (2011) Full Text Parkinsons Dis. 2001 967839 Medication Responsiveness of Motor Symptoms in a Population-Based Study of Parkinson Disease http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3236449
↑ Bohnen, Nicolaas I.; Muller, Martijn L.T.M.; Zarzhevsky, Natalia; Koeppe, Robert A.; Bogan, Christopher W.; Kilbourn, Michael R.; Frey, Kirk A. and Albin, Roger L.(2011) Full Text Brain 134 (8) 2358 – 2365 Leucoaraiosis, nigrostriatal denervation and motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3155702/
↑ Mera, Thomas O.; Heldman, Dustin (2012) Full Text J. Neurosci. Methods 203 (1) 152 – 156. Feasibility of home-based automated Parkinson’s disease motor assessment http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3221741/ :
Mydriasis (Dilated pupils) :
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Mydriasis
Dilated pupils.
The following references are relevant:-
Bitsios et al (1998) Comparison of the effects of moclobemide and selegiline on tyramine-evoked mydriasis in man
Mojunder and Wensel (2009) Topical Mydriatics Affect Light-Evoked Retinal Responses in Anesthetized Mice
Armstrong (2011) Visual Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease
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↑ Bitsios, P.; Langley, R.W.; Tavernor, S.; Pykko, K.; Scheinin, M; Szabadi, S. and Bradshaw, C.M. (1998) Full Text Br. J. Clin. Pharmacol. 45 (6) 551 – 558. Comparison of the effects of moclobemide and selegiline on tyramine-evoked mydriasis in man http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1873648/
↑ Mojunder, Deb Kumr and Wensel, Theodore G.; (2009) Full Text Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 51 (1) 567 – 576. Topical Mydriatics Affect Light-Evoked Retinal Responses in Anesthetized Mice http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2869068/
↑ Armstrong, R.A. (2011) Full Text Parkinsons Dis.; 2011: 908306. Visual Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease
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Myoclonus(Sudden unexpected jerks) :
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Myoclonus
Sudden violent jerks.
The following references are relevant:-
Mera et al (2011) Feasibility of home-based automated Parkinson’s disease motor assessment
Lanska (2010) Chapter 33: the history of movement disorders
Kojovic et al (2011) Myoclonic disorders: a practical approach for diagnosis and treatment
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↑ Mera, Thomas O.; heldman, Dustin A; Epay, Albert J. ; Payne, Megan and Giuffrida, Joseph P. (2011) Full TextJ. Neurosci. Methods 203 (1) 152 – 156. Feasibility of home-based automated Parkinson’s disease motor assessment http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3221741/
↑ Lanska, D.J. (2010) Full Text Handb. Clin. Neurol. 95:501-46. Chapter 33: the history of movement disorders http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19892136
↑ Kojovic, Maja; Cordivari, Carla and Bhatia, Kailash (2011) Full Text Ther. Adv. Neurol. Disord. 4 (1) 47 – 62. Myoclonic disorders: a practical approach for diagnosis and treatment http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3036960/ :
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Narcolepsy :
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Narcolepsy Sudden urge to sleep.
The following references are relevant:-
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1978248/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22747735
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22939103
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