title: Parkinson's disease: an update on pathogenesis and treatment.
abstract: The Parkinson's disease research field is a rapidly moving one, as many of the relevant processes underlying PD neurodegeneration are being deciphered, enabling novel approaches to treatment to be assessed both in the laboratory and in the clinic. This review aims to highlight the most relevant updates in the PD field, with emphasis on research that may help lead towards an improvement in the treatment of this condition.
authors.affiliation: National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Box 146, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK. t.foltynie@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Foltynie
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kahan
mesh_terms: D004298:Dopamine / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D004298:Dopamine