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Parkinsons: Research Discovers the Early Signs

Posted by Juanita Merriman

3rd October 2013

The BBC Radio 4 programme ‘Inside Health’ talks to Professor Ray Chaudhuri about early treatment for Parkinson ’s disease. Typically the early signs of Parkinson’s were considered to be motor symptoms such as stiffness, slowness and tremor. Recently however, our understanding has identified pre-motor symptoms including changes to sleep and a loss of smell which could enable earlier treatment and consequently better long-term outcomes for those people with Parkinson’s disease. Click below to listen to the interview.

Inside Health Parkinsons Podcast

For more information or advice about Parkinsons you can visit www.parkinsons.org.uk