Oleh Hornykiewicz, a giant in the understanding and treatment of Parkinson disease

Oleh Hornykiewicz (November 17, 1926–May 26, 2020), by demonstrating the loss of dopamine neurons in Parkinson’s disease, introducing the effort to treat the disorder with L-DOPA, and other innovative research, improved the lives of countless individuals and transformed neurology and medical science...

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Main Authors: Luigi Zecca, Christian Pifl, Stanley Fahn, David Sulzer, Ruggero G. Fariello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:npj Parkinson's Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-020-00149-4