Parkinson’s Patient Guide

Welcome!

This Parkinson’s guide is an effort to provide information helpful to patients.

This and the accompanying Epilepsy guide are meant for your benefit. Both guides will always be free.

You can help me by suggesting improvements and new articles for the site. I will try my best to accommodate your requests.

Let us travel this road together.

With my best wishes,

Dr. Siddharth Kharkar.

I am a Neurologist in Mumbai, India. I provide services as an Epilepsy specialist in Mumbai (India) and as a Parkinson’s specialist in Mumbai (India). Our team also provides Epilepsy surgery in India / Epilepsy surgery in Mumbai.

Symptoms

Know 16 early symptoms of Parkinson’s disease [Easy]

Bradykinesia meaning [It’s not always Parkinson’s!]

Shuffling gait vs Festinating gait – Are you dragging your feet?

Bradykinesia causes (including 3 Non-Parkinson’s causes)

Diagnosis

Parkinson’s diagnosis [Is a DAT scan/ F-DOPA PET scan needed?]

What can mimic Parkinson’s disease? [30+ Parkinson’s Misdiagnoses]

Parkinson’s Plus Syndromes

Parkinson’s Plus Syndromes [5 important mimics]

What is Progressive Supranuclear Palsy? [PSP meaning]

What is MSA? [Multiple Systems Atrophy meaning]

Is there a Miracle Cure for PSP? [Rational PSP treatment & new research]

Parkinson’s diagnosis [Is a DAT scan/ F-DOPA PET scan needed?]

Parkinson’s and Falling [Avoid falling and injuries!], Prevention of Falls in Parkinson’s Disease – Drkharkar

What can mimic Parkinson’s disease? [30+ Parkinson’s Misdiagnoses]

Who is a good candidate for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)?

Parkinson’s – Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia), Drooling & Aspiration – drkhakar

Slowing progression

Slowing Parkinson’s Progression [parkinson’s disease physical exercise], Physiotherapy Exercises For Parkinson’s Disease – drkharkar

Slowing Parkinson’s Progression Exercise Slows Progression of Parkinson’s – drkharkar

Slowing Parkinson’s Progression, Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease – drkhakar

Medications

Medication Induced Parkinsonism [Avoid these medications if you have Parkinson’s!]

Entacapone & Tolcapone

Levodopa, Levodopa (Oral) Advanced Patient Information, Parkinson Disease Treatment in Mumbai – drkharkar

Dopamine Agonists: Ropinirole, Pramipexole, Rotigotine & Side Effect – drkharkar

Amantadine Side Effects, Amantadine for Treating Parkinson’s Disease – drkharkar

MAO-B inhibitors: Rasagiline, Selegiline & Safinamide, Safinamide in the management of patients – drkharkar

Anticholinergics – Trihexyphenidyl, benztropine, biperiden etc.

ON-DEMAND TREATMENT FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASE, The Advent of On-Demand Therapies in Parkinson Disease – Drkharkar

Non-Motor Symptoms

What is the cause & treatment of Constipation in Parkinson’s disease?

Parkinson’s and Falling [Avoid falling and injuries!], Prevention of Falls in Parkinson’s Disease – Drkharkar

How can you reduce Depression and Anxiety?

rem sleep behavior disorder parkinson’s, A Neurologist’s Guide to REM Sleep Behavior Disorder – drkharkar

Parkinson’s – Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia), Drooling & Aspiration – drkhakar

Deep Brain Stimulation

What is Deep Brain Stimulation? How does DBS work? Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders – drkharkar

Who is a good candidate for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)?

STN-DBS versus GPi-DBS – Which DBS location is best?

Best DBS Device for Parkinson’s in India

DBS procedure [5 steps including Levodopa Challenge Test & DBS surgery], Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease – Drkhakar

What is the Deep Brain Stimulation Success rate for Parkinson’s? – Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease – Drkharkar

DBS surgery risks & Deep Brain Stimulation side effects, Side Effects of DBS For Essential Tremor – Drkharkar

Deep Brain Stimulation Cost in India [Reduce DBS cost!] – DBS Surgery in India – Drkharkar

DBS for Parkinson’s Disease – Realistic expectations.

Cause

Why are my hands shaking for no reason? – Hand tremor causes & treatment

What is the cause of Parkinson’s disease? Does a virus cause Parkinson’s disease?

Latest News/Research

Intranasal levodopa has been approved

Nice new video: Gut & Parkinson’s disease, Parkinson’s Disease & Gut Health: The Microbiome Connection

Coronavirus / Covid and Parkinson’s : Parkinson’s Disease and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Caution: This information is not a substitute for professional care. Do not change your medications/treatment without your doctor’s permission.

Dr. Siddharth Kharkar

Dr. Siddharth Kharkar is a globally trained neurologist in Mumbai, specializing in Epilepsy and Parkinson’s Disease. With expertise from top institutes like Johns Hopkins and UCSF, he delivers precise diagnoses, advanced treatments like DBS and Video EEG, and personalized care focused on long-term results and quicker recovery.

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