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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Celebrating simulation in Saudi: Research abstracts from the 3rd national conference
We are pleased to publish the Proceedings of the Saudi Health Simulation Conference (SHSC) 2018. The Conference is an initiative of the Saudi Ministry of Health and the founding committee of the Saudi Simulation Society in Healthcare. Our professional society, SESAM is a partner of the SHSC 2018. Although this is the 3rd conference, it… Read more »
2Treating depression in Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease is debilitating condition that progressively takes over your body: characterized by distinct tremors, muscle stiffness, and balance problems. Often forgotten is the psychotropic effect the disease can have on the brain – an equally debilitating, medication-resistant depression. Here, Alexandra Lesenskyj, author of a recently published meta-analysis in Translational Neurodegeneration discusses transcranial magnetic stimulation as a treatment option for depression in Parkinson’s disease cases.
Parkinson’s disease: the beginning of the third century
For Parkinson’s Awareness Week, we invited our Associate Editor of Journal of Clinical Movement Disorder, Dr. Pichet Termsarasab, to take a look back to the discovery of the disease and tell us about its clinical features and advances in the diagnosis and treatment.