Advances in Neurophysiology and the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Neurobiology and Clinical Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editor
Interests: movement disorders; hypokinetic movement disorders; Parkinson’s disease; atypical parkinsonisms; progressive supranuclear palsy; corticobasal syndome; multiple system atrophy; levodopa; neurophysiology; clinical neurophysiology; neurophysiology of movement disorders; peripheral diseases; myasthenia gravis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Numerous studies of levodopa treatment, neurophysiology, and neuroplasticity in Parkinson’s disease (PD) have been conducted in recent years. However, the mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of and neuroplasticity in PD remain largely unknown. This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in the evaluation of the synergistic effect between levodopa and motor learning on neurophysiological markers and neuroplasticity, especially in early PD. Topics of interest include the pharmacologic role of levodopa, the importance of neurophysiological markers as diagnostic tools for the disease, the application of motor learning strategies, and the multifactorial influence on neuroplasticity. We invite contributions that provide insights into novel observations on neurophysiological and treatment features with the aim of deeply understanding how to optimize diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for PD, especially at the early stage of the disease.
Dr. Giorgia Sciacca
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- movement disorders
- hypokinetic movement disorders
- Parkinson’s disease
- levodopa
- treatment
- neurophysiology
- neuroplasticity
- motor learning
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