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Surgical treatment for Parkinsons disease has become increasingly used as a modality of treatment. Nevertheless, the efficacy and its long-term outcomes as compared to medical therapy are not well established.
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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3, Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), is an adult onset, autosomal-dominant disorder often presenting as a combination of upper and lower motor neuron signs, including facial and tongue fasciculations, resembling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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The neurological manifestations of chronic cirrhosis and hepatic failure are protean. Myoclonus (often negative), chorea, and dystonia may occur in these patients, often accompanied by pyramidal dysfunction and dementia.
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In patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA), increasing the levels of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) decreases sickle cell hemoglobin polymerization and erythrocyte sickling.
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O'Mathuna DP. The placebo affect and alternative therapies. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(6):61-69.
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Brinker F. Oregon grape root extract for psoriasis. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(6):69-72.
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The following questions and answers provide information about the clinical trial questions most frequently asked by patients.
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Greenfield RH. Green tea and prostate cancer. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(6):72.
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The lipid-lowering arm of the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT) was initially reported at the American College of Cardiology meeting in Chicago in March and subsequently in Lancet.
