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A series of Podcasts featuring industry experts: Professor Bas Bloem & Professor Werner Poewe - ‘Reflections on Parkinson’s Disease' podcast, brought to you by Oruen. In this cutting edge series, we will discuss the many miracles, mysteries and myths surrounding Parkinson's Disease. For further information please visit www.oruen.com
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In this new season, Prof. Poewe and Prof. Bloem will be discussing the ABC of Parkinson’s Disease - each episode will have a certain letter attributed to the many different avenues within PD. The letter for this episode is C: COMT Inhibitors, Continuous Dopaminergic Delivery.By Oruen
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In episode 6, both Prof’s address the different experiences that they have encountered with their patients during their many years as PD specialists. They discuss ways in which Dr’s communicate with patients on how medication problems may lead to fluctuating responses, what mechanisms can lead to changes in symptom severity and what their take is o…
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In this latest Episode of Reflections on Parkinson’s Disease, Prof’s Bloem and Poewe discuss what is meant by ‘on/off’ fluctuations and what it entails. They evaluate the ‘good on and the bad on’ and consider that when a patient is turned ‘on’, medication can sometimes overshoot its target, which means patients develop involuntary movements which a…
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In the anticipation of Euro 2020, both Professor’s share their thoughts on who they will be supporting at this years tournament, before delving into the topic of Response Fluctuations in Parkinson’s Disease and why they can be missed. They discuss how a patients education on the disease is vital to explain what response fluctuations are, the curren…
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In this episode, Bas and Werner delve into the term ‘motor fluctuations’ which is linked to the long-term experience patients have with Levodopa. They discuss a study by George Cotzias regarding the ‘intermittency in the action of the drug’, what the term ‘wearing off’ stands for and the differences between a short-duration/long-duration response.…
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In this episode both Professors dispel the myths and misconceptions of a drug that's been used for over 50 years. They discuss the idea of a "honeymoon period" for those using Levodopa and Prof. Bloem also reveals some interesting results from a study he carried out as well as addressing how Levodopa responds to tremors. Special thanks to BIAL for …
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