Monthly Archives: March 2020

Increased risk of Parkinson’s disease in patients with idiopathic smell and taste loss Posted on March 27, 2020 by admin

“Patients with idiopathic smell loss constitute an at-risk population for the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD). The study aimed to follow up a large number of patients with idiopathic smell and/or taste loss to define the incidence of PD in … Continue reading →

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NYTimes: Loss of Sense of Smell may be Peculiar Clue to Coronavirus Infection Posted on March 27, 2020 by admin

 

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PARKINSONISM BEFORE AND SINCE THE EPIDEMIC OF ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA Posted on March 27, 2020 by admin

Arch Neurol. 1963 Sep;9:232-6. PARKINSONISM BEFORE AND SINCE THE EPIDEMIC OF ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA. DUVOISIN RC, YAHR MD, SCHWEITZER MD, MERRITT HH. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14049396

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Characteristics and outcome of influenza-associated encephalopathy/encephalitis among children in a tertiary pediatric hospital in Italy, 2017-2019 Posted on March 21, 2020 by admin

Abstract BACKGROUND: Influenza is the most frequent cause of acute upper respiratory tract infections during winter season. Although rare, neurological manifestations are known to occur during influenza infection and approximatively three-quarters of cases are in children. In this study, we … Continue reading →

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Gut-seeded α-synuclein fibrils promote gut dysfunction and brain pathology specifically in aged mice Posted on March 10, 2020 by admin

Abstract: “Parkinson’s disease is a synucleinopathy that is characterized by motor dysfunction, death of midbrain dopaminergic neurons and accumulation of α-synuclein (α-Syn) aggregates. Evidence suggests that α-Syn aggregation can originate in peripheral tissues and progress to the brain via autonomic … Continue reading →

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Air pollution linked to multiple sclerosis and stroke Posted on March 4, 2020 by admin

Editor’s note: Air pollution may be outdoors (cars, traffic, industrial) or indoors (candles and other)…….. Lemprière S: Air pollution linked to multiple sclerosis and stroke. Nature Rev. Neurol. [Epub ahead of print, Feb 7, 2020; doi: 10.1038/s41582-020-0322-x] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32034296

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Why faces don’t always tell the truth about feelings Posted on March 1, 2020 by admin

“Although AI companies market software for recognizing emotions in faces, psychologists debate whether expressions can be read so easily.” Heaven D: Why faces don’t always tell the truth about feelings. Nature 578 (7796):502-504 (2020). facial expression 2020 nature commentary https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32103200 … Continue reading →

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