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.
Symptoms
![Know 16 early symptoms of Parkinson’s disease [Easy]](https://cdn5440.templcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Tremor-e1573658344750-640x480.png "Parkinson's Patient Guide - Dr. Siddharth Kharkar 1")
![Bradykinesia meaning [It’s not always Parkinson’s!]](https://cdn5440.templcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/old-2436925_1920-e1598203029481-640x480.jpg "Parkinson's Patient Guide - Dr. Siddharth Kharkar 2")
Diagnosis
![Parkinson’s diagnosis [Is a DAT scan/ F-DOPA PET scan needed?]](https://cdn5440.templcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/FDOPAThumb2.png "Parkinson's Patient Guide - Dr. Siddharth Kharkar 5")
![What can mimic Parkinson’s disease? [30+ Parkinson’s Misdiagnoses]](https://cdn5440.templcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Imitators-e1574182965931-scaled-640x480.jpg "Parkinson's Patient Guide - Dr. Siddharth Kharkar 6")
Parkinson’s Plus Syndromes
![Parkinson’s Plus Syndromes [5 important mimics]](https://cdn5440.templcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/red-flag-3132583_1920-e1575817892956-640x480.jpg "Parkinson's Patient Guide - Dr. Siddharth Kharkar 7")
![What is Progressive Supranuclear Palsy? [PSP meaning]](https://cdn5440.templcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/beautiful-2315_1920-640x480.jpg "Parkinson's Patient Guide - Dr. Siddharth Kharkar 8")
![What is MSA? [Multiple Systems Atrophy meaning]](https://cdn5440.templcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/BloodPressure-640x480.jpg "Parkinson's Patient Guide - Dr. Siddharth Kharkar 9")
![Is there a Miracle Cure for PSP? [Rational PSP treatment & new research]](https://cdn5440.templcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/leg-3229347_1920-640x480.jpg "Parkinson's Patient Guide - Dr. Siddharth Kharkar 10")
![Parkinson’s and Falling [Avoid falling and injuries!]](https://cdn5440.templcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Falling-e1574089012814-640x480.jpg "Parkinson's Patient Guide - Dr. Siddharth Kharkar 12")
Slowing progression
![Slowing Parkinson’s Progression [parkinson’s disease physical exercise]](https://cdn5440.templcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Screenshot_20200305-150737__01-640x480.jpg "Parkinson's Patient Guide - Dr. Siddharth Kharkar 16")
![Slowing Parkinson’s Progression [Modern Medications]](https://cdn5440.templcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/medicationrsearch-640x480.jpg "Parkinson's Patient Guide - Dr. Siddharth Kharkar 18")
![Slowing Parkinson’s Progression [stem cell therapy for parkinson’s]](https://cdn5440.templcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Stem-Cells-e1573491358172-640x480.jpg "Parkinson's Patient Guide - Dr. Siddharth Kharkar 19")
Medications
![Medication Induced Parkinsonism [Avoid these medications if you have Parkinson’s!]](https://cdn5440.templcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/snake-1758994_1920-640x480.jpg "Parkinson's Patient Guide - Dr. Siddharth Kharkar 20")
Non-Motor Symptoms
Deep Brain Stimulation
![DBS procedure [5 steps including Levodopa Challenge Test & DBS surgery]](https://cdn5440.templcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/surgery-880584_1280-640x480.jpg "Parkinson's Patient Guide - Dr. Siddharth Kharkar 36")
![Deep Brain Stimulation Cost in India [Reduce DBS cost!]](https://cdn5440.templcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/India-640x480.gif "Parkinson's Patient Guide - Dr. Siddharth Kharkar 39")
Cause
Latest News/Research
| Caution: This information is not a substitute for professional care. Do not change your medications/treatment without your doctor's permission. |
 Dr. Siddharth KharkarDr. Siddharth Kharkar has been recognized as one of the best neurologists in Mumbai by Outlook India magazine and India today Magazine. He is a board certified (American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology certified) Neurologist. Dr. Siddharth Kharkar is a Epilepsy specialist in Mumbai & Parkinson's specialist in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He has trained in the best institutions in India, US and UK including KEM hospital in Mumbai, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), USA & Kings College in London. |