PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lang, A. E.
AU  - Blair, R. D.
TI  - Parkinson's disease in 1984: an update
DP  - 1984 Nov 01
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 1031--1037
VI  - 131
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/131/9/1031.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/131/9/1031.full
SO  - CMAJ1984 Nov 01; 131
AB  - This update reviews several important topics in the field of Parkinson's disease, including etiologic studies, the types and mechanisms of drug complications and their treatment, when and how to begin treatment, the association of dementia with Parkinson's disease, and the development of the newer research tools. The recent discovery of a highly selective neurotoxin (MPTP) that causes parkinsonism in humans and other primates and the use of positron emission tomography in living patients should improve our understanding of the cause of cell death in Parkinson's disease and assist in the development of more definitive treatment for this common, disabling neurologic condition.