How might physical activity benefit patients with Parkinson disease?

Nature Reviews Neurology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 528-534

  Speelman, Arlène D ^a   Van De Warrenburg, Bart P ^a   Van Nimwegen, Marlies ^b   Petzinger, Giselle M ^d   Munneke, Marten ^c   Bloem, Bastiaan R ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Neurology   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

APATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITION; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SLEEP QUALITY;

ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COGNITION; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOPAMINE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 80052427526     PISSN: 17594758     EISSN: 17594766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2011.107     Document Type: Review

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