Search for dissertations about: "parkinson s disease drugs"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words parkinson s disease drugs.

2. 1. Cardiovascular disease in dementia

   Author : Pavla Cermakova; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The objective of this thesis was to characterize the burden of cardiovascular diseases in patients with dementia, their treatment and association with survival. Further, we aimed to explore whether cardiac structure in young adults can affect the aging brain. READ MORE

4. 2. Emerging pharmacotherapies for Parkinson's Disease: Experimental studies in the rat

   Author : Hanna Iderberg; Basala gangliernas patofysiologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Parkinson s Disease; L-DOPA; L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia; rat model of Parkinson s disease; behavioural pharmacology;

   Abstract : Parkinson´s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the typical motor symptoms, akinesia/bradykinesia, rigidity and resting tremor. These symptoms are caused by a deficiency of dopamine (DA) in the brain, which depends on degeneration of DA neurons in the substantia nigra. READ MORE

5. 3. On Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia : case control studies, cellular localization and modelling of candidate genes

   Author : Andrea Carmine; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Genetic; association; dopamine; Parkinson s disease; schizophrenia; retinoid; aldehyde; toxicity;

   Abstract : The causes of many major neurodegenerative, neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diseases are unknown. This thesis has aimed at applying knowledge about the dopamine (DA) neuron system and other key systems to clinical material (DNA and post mortem brain tissue) collected from patients with Parkinson s disease (PD), schizophrenia (SZ) and controls, in order to decipher genetic risk factors. READ MORE