A Clinical Trials Expert Asks: Is Neuroprotection Our Only Goal in the Fight Against Parkinson’s Disease?
by Dr. Karl Kieburtz in Parkinson’s Disease Foundation 2010.
Uncertainty about the future is one of the most troublesome and difficult aspects of Parkinson’s disease (PD) for people living with PD, their families, and loved ones. The progressive nature of PD has been well recognized since its original description in 1817.
The initial problems individuals with PD encounter may be mild and largely surmountable, but in time, virtually everyone with PD experiences more disabling aspects of the disease. Despite the development of therapies, such as levodopa, that improve many of the symptoms of PD, there are no treatments that effectively slow the course of the disease. Finding such treatments is a major goal of PD research.
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