Towards individualized motor learning in patients with Parkinson's disease KU Leuven
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by severe motor symptoms, including upper limb dysfunction that is only partially alleviated by medication. PD is also a motor learning disease due to the degradation of the striatum, involved in the consolidation of motor memory. We showed earlier that motor practice improves writing deficits and that there is long term potential when it is applied in a focused manner. However, retention difficulties ...