Intensive Rehabilitation Increases BDNF Serum Levels in Parkinsonian Patients

2013147 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Giuseppe Frazzitta · Moriggia Pelascini Hospital

Roberto Maestri · Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri

Maria Felice Ghilardi · CUNY School of Law

Giulio Riboldazzi · Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi

Michele Perini · Lamberti (Italy)

Gabriella Bertotti

Natalia Boveri

Sara Buttini

Abstract

Intensive rehabilitation treatment increases the BDNF levels and improves PD signs in patients in the early stages of the disease. These results are in line with studies on animal models of PD and healthy subjects.

Topics & Keywords

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Nerve injury and regeneration Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurorehabilitation and neural repair

Volume 28, Issue 2, pp. 163-168

DOI: 10.1177/1545968313508474

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