28 citations
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January 2021 in “Parkinsonism & related disorders (Online)/Parkinsonism & related disorders” This article reviews skin disorders in Parkinson's disease, highlighting the potential of skin studies and stem cell research to advance understanding and treatment of the neurodegenerative disorder, without presenting new results.
7 citations
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June 2011 in “Movement Disorders” A specific gene mutation is linked to a hereditary form of dystonia that responds well to certain medications.
April 2026 in “Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety” This study developed a new clustering model to improve detection of drug-induced cognitive disorder risk signals, finding that it identified drugs with moderate risk signals, like Carbidopa/Levodopa, missed by traditional methods, enhancing clinical assessment comprehensiveness.
61 citations
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September 1970 in “Journal of the American Geriatrics Society” In this study, anabolic and catatoxic steroids were reported to prevent weight loss, tissue calcification, and cardiac necrosis in a rat model of disturbed calcium metabolism and progeria-like syndrome.
The interdisciplinary approach improved the quality of life for a Parkinson's patient and eased staff workload.
85 citations
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April 2007 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This article reviews drug-induced hair changes, highlighting that while many drugs are occasionally linked to hair loss, this connection has been conclusively established for only a few, and such hair loss is typically reversible.
35 citations
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April 2012 in “Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology” Finasteride reduces gambling symptoms in Parkinson's patients.
21 citations
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September 1990 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study reports that six women developed scleroderma while taking L-tryptophan and showed improvement after stopping the supplement and/or starting corticosteroid therapy.
April 2026 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This study revealed significant signals of drug-related cognitive disorders in several medications that lack relevant FDA label warnings, suggesting a need for increased clinical awareness and potential label updates.
13 citations
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June 2006 in “Pituitary” This article reports on a case where a 26-year-old woman with acromegaloidism was found to have X-tetrasomy, suggesting it should be considered in differential diagnoses due to its potential impact on growth-related genes.
4 citations
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May 2019 in “Biology open” This study found that while testosterone administration reduced myocardial damage in gonadectomized rats after ischemia/reperfusion injury, Finasteride led to greater improvements, whereas 4-hydroxyandrostenedione worsened outcomes.
393 citations
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November 2000 in “Archives of General Psychiatry” This review discusses the neurobiology of sexual function and reports no new results; the authors cover multiple endocrine and neurotransmitter influences on sexual desire, arousal, and orgasm stages.
131 citations
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August 2004 in “Best Practice & Research in Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology” This article reviews the complex pathophysiology of polycystic ovary syndrome, highlighting how genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors contribute to its diverse symptoms, and reports no new results.
68 citations
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September 2003 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that in thin cutaneous melanomas, tumor regression is associated with a higher risk of sentinel lymph node involvement.
63 citations
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March 1995 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Some drugs can cause hair loss, and stopping these drugs often leads to hair regrowth.
47 citations
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March 2017 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” This review discusses the link between Parkinson's disease and dermatological disorders, highlighting that skin biomarkers may aid in the diagnosis of Parkinson's, but it reports no new clinical results.
47 citations
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June 2011 in “Movement Disorders” The LRRK2-G2019S mutation in Parkinson's disease has a lifetime penetrance of 25-35%, and finasteride may help reduce symptoms in adult male Tourette syndrome patients.
46 citations
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May 2011 in “Movement Disorders” This article contains additional supporting information available online but presents no new research findings.
40 citations
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August 2006 in “Current Drug Safety” This article reviews how various drugs may cause hair loss, stimulate growth, or alter hair characteristics, but reports no new clinical results; drug-induced hair loss is typically reversible.
39 citations
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May 2011 in “Movement Disorders” Finasteride may help reduce symptoms in male Tourette syndrome patients.
38 citations
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February 2002 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This report describes two cases of sustained hair repigmentation related to porphyria cutanea tarda, though the underlying mechanism remains unclear.
31 citations
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June 2011 in “Movement Disorders” The document describes a woman with familial Parkinson's disease due to a genetic mutation, showing severe symptoms and poor response to treatment, and suggests finasteride may help reduce symptoms in Tourette syndrome.
28 citations
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December 2019 in “Skin appendage disorders” This review discusses medication-induced gray hair repigmentation, highlighting that certain anti-inflammatory drugs and melanogenesis stimulators can cause diffuse repigmentation, though evidence remains low-quality and these medications are not currently indicated for this purpose.
20 citations
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February 1991 in “Archives of dermatology” In this study, researchers found that high-dose tryptophan ingestion before symptom onset may be linked to clinical features resembling eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome in patients with eosinophilic fasciitis.
17 citations
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May 2011 in “Movement Disorders” Finasteride significantly reduced tics and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with Tourette syndrome.
12 citations
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July 2019 in “Acta Neurologica Belgica” This review evaluated the evidence on skin disorders linked to levodopa treatment for Parkinson's disease, suggesting a possible association with melanoma, though evidence remains inconclusive and further studies are needed.
10 citations
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June 2011 in “Movement Disorders” THAP1 gene changes do not affect DYT1 dystonia; finasteride may help reduce tics and OCD in Tourette syndrome.
6 citations
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July 2024 in “The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine” This study found that while GPT-4 shows high accuracy and efficiency in clinical decision making, physicians' critical thinking and lifelong learning skills remain essential, particularly in addressing and interpreting AI errors in medical settings.
5 citations
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May 2011 in “Movement Disorders” Finasteride significantly reduced tics and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in Tourette syndrome patients.
5 citations
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May 2011 in “Movement Disorders” Finasteride may help reduce tic severity in male Tourette syndrome patients.