Clinical Research on Parkinson’s Disease: Opportunities and Challenges (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Neurodegenerative Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 552
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Physiology, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1121ABG, Argentina
Interests: Parkinson’s disease; neuropsychological disorders; disease-modifying therapies; clinical research; epidemiology; non-motor symptoms; quality of life; technology
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Interests: neurodegeneration; metabolic syndrome; diabetes; oxidative stress; inflammation
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2. Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Autonomous University of Chile, Santiago 7500912, Chile
Interests: neurodegeneration-neuroprotection; cell biology-synapses; 3D reconstructions; electron tomography
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
There are no adequate animal or cellular models of the chronic, insidious development of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) or most non-motor symptoms that affect patients. Therefore, clinical research is essential to better understanding the genesis, progression, and treatment of PD. Furthermore, genetic influences can only be studied using clinical studies. Quality of life is one of the most important aspects for patients; thus, more research about its determinants using observational studies is required. Finally, new treatments for non-motor features and improved therapies for motor symptoms are urgently needed.
This Special Issue includes the most recent and cutting-edge research on clinical aspects of PD, including diagnosis, the assessment of motor and non-motor symptoms, biochemical testing, the evaluation of prognostic factors, the development of machine learning/artificial intelligence algorithms, and the evaluation of treatment efficacy and safety. All types of papers, including original articles, brief reports, opinion articles, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses, are welcome. Authors from all around the world are encouraged to submit high-quality research articles to this Special Issue.
Dr. Santiago Perez-Lloret
Dr. Matilde Otero-Losada
Dr. Francisco Capani
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Parkinson’s disease
- disease-modifying therapies
- clinical research
- epidemiology
- non-motor symptoms
- quality of life
- technology
- observational studies
- randomized controlled trials
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