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Project Number: | IK2RX002012-01A1 |
| Title: | Effect of Exercise on Recovery in Drug-Induced Parkinsonism and Parkinson Disease |
| Principal Investigator: | James Morley |
| Location: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Congressional District Code: | 2 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | February 2016 - January 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $97,344 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,423,833 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: DESCRIPTION: Parkinson's disease (PD) is an incurable neurodegenerative disorder affecting approximately 1 million US adults and about 80,000 Veterans. PD causes significant morbidity due to motor and non-motor symptoms across its prolonged course with an annual economic burden of $14 billion in the US alone. Motor symptoms associated with loss of dopaminergic neurons in PD may be temporarily improved with dopamine replacing medicines, but disease-modifying therapies that delay or preven... |