Unlocking India’s Genetic Code: Revelations and Challenges in Parkinson’s Disease Research
Charting Unexplored Terrain: The Genetic Landscape of Parkinson's Disease in India. In a groundbreaking publication titled 'The Genetic Drivers of Juvenile, Young, and Early-Onset Parkinson’s Disease in India,' a pioneering Indian research group fills a crucial void in our understanding, shedding light on the elusive genetic factors driving Parkinson's disease within the Indian population. The…
The Genetic Drivers of Young and Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease in India
This paper was presented as a part of Late breaking abstract at the Asia Oceanic Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Congress (AOPMC), held at Kolkata, India. March 16-19, 2023. The paper address the current findings of genetics of Young Onset Parkinson Disease (YOPD) from Indian cohort. (LBA-4) Authors : Shan V Andrews1*†, Prashanth L Kukkle2,3* ,…
Genetics Of Parkinson’s in India – Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease (GOPI-YOPD) : Genetics of Juvenile, Young, and Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease
Prashanth LK, Vinay Goyal, Thenral S Geetha, Ramesh Menon, Rukmini Mridula Kandadai, Hrishikesh Kumar, Rupam Borgohain, Adreesh Mukherjee, Pettarusp M Wadia, Ravi Yadav, Soaham Desai, Niraj Kumar, Ravi Gupta, Sakthivel Murugan, Atanu Biswas, Pramod K Pal, Merina Oliver, Susinder Sundaram, Manjari Deshmukh, Akshi Bassi, Charugulla Sandeep, Nitin Mandloi, Uday Muthane, Shymal K Das, Somasekar Seshagiri,…
Pan India Registry for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PAIR-PSP)
Prashanth LK, Ravi Gupta, Soaham Desai, Sahil Mehta, Deepika Joshi, Niraj Kumar, Rukmini Mridula, Lulup Kumar Sahoo, Adreesh Mukherjee, Vijayshankar P, Sakthivel Murugan, Divya KP, Susinder Sundaram, Roopa Rajan, Ramesh Menon, Kuldeep Shetty, Praveena L. Samson, Syam Krishnan, Manjari Deshmukh, Pettarusp M Wadia, Charugulla Sandeep, Pankaj Aggarwal, Suvorit, Hrishikesh Kumar, Atanu Biswas, Vinay Goyal, Somashekar…
Are Indians Geared Up for the Healthcare expenses of Ageing Disorders?
Objective : To assess the knowledge of ageing related disorders and financial preparedness. Background : India is at the brink of ageing related disorders and health care is a private affair. Methodology : An structured interview (Q1-30) to assess the knowledge of ageing disorders and health care preparedness was conducted. Results : Responses of 214 (M:F=141:73) people with mean…
Are patients with Parkinson’s disease in India exercising enough?
Objective: To study the effect of exercise on parkinson disease symptoms, level of motivation inpatients with PD Background: Regular exercise improves bradykinesia, gait and balance in Parkinson’s disease (PD) Methodology: We conducted a questionnaire regarding exercise habits in 307 patients with PD Results: In this study, we enrolled 307 patients with PD with mean age of 62±7.7…
Is India ready for Continuous Subcutaneous Apomorphine Infusion for Parkinson’s Disease
Is India ready for Continuous Subcutaneous Apomorphine Infusion for Parkinson’s Disease HS Deva Kumar1, Neeharika Sriram2, Srinivas Raju2, Anil Ramakrishna2, Prashanth LK1,2 1Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, and 2Department of Neurology, Manipal Hospital, Miller’s Road, Bengaluru, India Background: Continuous Subcutaneous Apomorphine Infusion (CSAI) remains crucial in the management of moderately advanced Parkinson’s Disease (PD).…
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It is one of the earliest and most commonly recognized disorders characterized by progressive slowness, stiffness and tremoulousness. It is an easily treatable disorder with almost near normal quality of life. The Incidence of Parkinson’s disease is about 13/100,000 and prevalence is around 300/100,000 according to the published world literature. In India, the prevalence is…