Neurodigest

Gut microbiota and Parkinson’s disease: background and rationale of the SymPD study

Dr Valentina Leta MD Neurologist is a PhD Clinical Research Fellow at the Institute of Psychiatry, London.1,2 Prof K Ray Chaudhuri DSc FRCP MD is Clinical Director ...(read more)
Does DNA methylation hold the key to Parkinson’s Disease?

Dr Nigel Williams is a Reader in molecular genetics at the MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University. His research has identified genetic ...(read more)
Frailty, insomnia, and their risks in neurological conditions

Dr Roger Henderson, a senior GP based in Shropshire, offers some practical thoughts on managing frailty, with a focus on people with progressive neurological conditions, such as Parkinson's. ...(read more)
Epilepsy: The RCGP clinical champions programme

Each year the RCGP chooses three clinical areas and supports efforts to raise the profile and awareness of these areas both within General Practice and across Primary Care. ...(read more)
Nutricia: Helping to Support the Need for Ketogenic Diets in the Epilepsy Population

Ewan Forbes, BSc (Hons) PGDip RD, Medical Affairs Manager, Metabolics & Ketogenics Approximately 600,000 people in the UK have a diagnosis of epilepsy. The prevalence ...(read more)
Rapid and reliable management of early-morning OFF periods in patients with Parkinson’s disease

K. Ray Chaudhuri Professor of Movement Disorders, Director of the National Parkinson Foundation Centre of Excellence, Department of Neurology, King’s College and King’s ...(read more)
The NICE Guideline on Motor Neurone Disease

Professor David Oliver & Rachael Marsden on behalf of the Guideline Development Group David Oliver has recently retired as a Consultant in Palliative Medicine at the ...(read more)
Helping Patients Manage the Side-effects of AEDs

The positive impact epilepsy medicines can have on patients’ lives cannot be overstated, especially given the significant importance of controlling seizures. But of course, ...(read more)

Hypnosis & Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder (FND)

Dr Jason Price About Jason… Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist at The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough. He is also Chair of the Policy Unit, Division of ...(read more)
It’s OK to say “I don’t know”: Observations from a person with a complex neurological condition

Polly Moyer gives a detailed patient perspective on what it is like to live with a rare neurological condition with an array of sensory symptoms. ...(read more)

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