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Some Parkinson’s Patients May Benefit from Non-dopaminergic Treatments

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Non-dopaminergic treatments might be beneficial for Parkinson’s disease patients whose tremor is associated with a dysfunction of the serotonergic system, an area of the brain directly connected to serotonin interactions.

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Thanks for posting the link. It's so important that researchers are allowed to explore non-dopaminergic pathways, eg, raphe, basalis, Ppn.

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faridaro

Very interesting, this may provide another piece of the puzzle, thanks for sharing!

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Hikoi

movementdisorders.org/MDS/R...

An earlier article reviewing work already done in this area

Serotonin and Parkinson's disease: On movement, mood, and madness

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