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Richard Kao
Researcher at NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital
Publications - 2
Citations - 2337
Richard Kao is an academic researcher from NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Odds ratio & Sham surgery. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 2245 citations.
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Transplantation of embryonic dopamine neurons for severe Parkinson's disease.
Curt R. Freed,Paul Greene,Robert E. Breeze,Wei-Yann Tsai,William DuMouchel,Richard Kao,Sandra Dillon,Howard Winfield,Sharon Culver,John Q. Trojanowski,David Eidelberg,Stanley Fahn +11 more
TL;DR: After improvement in the first year, dystonia and dyskinesias recurred in 15 percent of the patients who received transplants, even after reduction or discontinuation of the dose of levodopa.
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Freezing phenomenon in patients with parkinsonian syndromes
TL;DR: Of 347 patients with a clinical diagnosis of parkinsonism other than idiopathic Parkinson's disease and with specific data regarding freezing, 158 patients had freezing (46%) and freezing was significantly associated with progression of the disease as rated on the Hoehn & Yahr scale.