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niacin and Parkinson Disease, Secondary

niacin has been researched along with Parkinson Disease, Secondary in 3 studies

Niacin: A water-soluble vitamin of the B complex occurring in various animal and plant tissues. It is required by the body for the formation of coenzymes NAD and NADP. It has PELLAGRA-curative, vasodilating, and antilipemic properties.
vitamin B3 : Any member of a group of vitamers that belong to the chemical structural class called pyridines that exhibit biological activity against vitamin B3 deficiency. Vitamin B3 deficiency causes a condition known as pellagra whose symptoms include depression, dermatitis and diarrhea. The vitamers include nicotinic acid and nicotinamide (and their ionized and salt forms).
nicotinic acid : A pyridinemonocarboxylic acid that is pyridine in which the hydrogen at position 3 is replaced by a carboxy group.

Parkinson Disease, Secondary: Conditions which feature clinical manifestations resembling primary Parkinson disease that are caused by a known or suspected condition. Examples include parkinsonism caused by vascular injury, drugs, trauma, toxin exposure, neoplasms, infections and degenerative or hereditary conditions. Clinical features may include bradykinesia, rigidity, parkinsonian gait, and masked facies. In general, tremor is less prominent in secondary parkinsonism than in the primary form. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1998, Ch38, pp39-42)

Research Excerpts

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Research

Studies (3)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (33.33)18.7374
1990's1 (33.33)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's1 (33.33)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Motawi, TK1
Sadik, NAH1
Hamed, MA1
Ali, SA1
Khalil, WKB1
Ahmed, YR1
Miranda, AF1
Sutton, MA1
Beninger, RJ1
Jhamandas, K1
Boegman, RJ1
Krengel, B1
Bennett, M1

Other Studies

3 other studies available for niacin and Parkinson Disease, Secondary

ArticleYear
Potential therapeutic effects of antagonizing adenosine A
    Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2020, Volume: 465, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Adenosine A2 Receptor Antagonists; Animals; Curcumin; Disease Models, Animal; Hippocampus; Humans; M

2020
Quinolinic acid lesion of the nigrostriatal pathway: effect on turning behaviour and protection by elevation of endogenous kynurenic acid in Rattus norvegicus.
    Neuroscience letters, 1999, Mar-05, Volume: 262, Issue:2

    Topics: Alanine; Animals; Corpus Striatum; Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; Hydrolases; Kynurenic Acid; Ky

1999
Letter: An unusual case of pellagra associated with unilateral parkinsonian tremor.
    South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 1975, Oct-11, Volume: 49, Issue:43

    Topics: Adolescent; Arm; Female; Humans; Parkinson Disease, Secondary; Pellagra

1975