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[New therapy approaches for Parkinson's disease].

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Over the last years major advances have been made in the identification of specific pathways underlying the pathophysiology of subgroups of patients with Parkinson' disease. These pathways include mitochondrial and… Click to show full abstract

Over the last years major advances have been made in the identification of specific pathways underlying the pathophysiology of subgroups of patients with Parkinson' disease. These pathways include mitochondrial and lysosomal dysfunction as well as inflammatory patterns and represent the basis for new causative and disease-modifying treatment strategies, possibly not only for the respective subgroups of patients but hopefully also for the majority of patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease. This article highlights the main treatment strategies focusing on causative and disease course-modifying strategies as well as quality of life.

Keywords: therapy approaches; disease; approaches parkinson; parkinson disease; new therapy

Journal Title: Der Nervenarzt
Year Published: 2017

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