Kelly Lyons
Caring.com Expert
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Kelly E. Lyons is a research associate professor of neurology at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, and a member of the panel that authored the American Academy of Neurology's 2006 guidelines for treating advanced Parkinson's disease.
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Thursday July 31, 2008
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Could my father's hand tremor be Parkinson's disease?
Answer - It's possible your father has Parkinson's disease, because a common early symptom is a tremor on one side of the body that occurs when the patient isn't trying to do anything. This is called a "resting" tremor, and it tends to go away when the patient starts doing things with the hand or leg that's shaky...
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Wednesday May 07, 2008
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Why does the drug levodopa seem to work well for my father with Parkinson's only at certain times of the day?
Answer - The first thing I'd check is that he's not taking the levodopa with a high-protein meal, because that in itself could be knocking out the medicine's effect. Levodopa should be taken either 30 minutes before or an hour after a high-protein meal...
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