Atypical Parkinson's disease conditions have symptoms of Parkinson's but are not exactly Parkinson's disease, Melissa Houser, MD, a neurologist at Scripps Health. In this video, she explains the difference.
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There're several a typical Parkinsonian disorders. One of them is known as Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, water on the brain. That's actually a structural condition that can be removed with a different procedure. Then there are degenerative, a typical Parkinsonian in disorders like, I can name them but they are very long and prolonged the issue is they have Parkinson's look alike symptoms without it actually being Parkinson's disease pathology at..
Melissa Houser, MD, is the clinical director of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center at Scripps Clinic in San Diego. She discusses research into causes and treatment of Parkinson’s disease, including stem cell research.
