As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Dr. James Parkinson's groundbreaking essay of "The Shaking Palsy", there seems to be a flurry of announcements of possible breakthroughs in diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's. Eight years ago, when I was first diagnosed with Parkinson's, the prevailing theories all stated that PD was a disease that started with …
Tag: Annals of Neurology
Creativity and Parkinson’s
There has been a lot of talk about PWP who have discovered their creative side. I found several studies on-line that addressed PD and Creativity. According to a study published last year in the Annals of Neurology, People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) who take dopaminergic medications show enhanced creativity. Many people find that when doing something …
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