The present invention relates to the efficient treatment of an individual afflicted with Parkinson’s disease (PD), the instant treatment comprising administering to the individual an effective amount of (R)-phenylpiracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.本發明係關於對患有帕金森氏症之個體的有效治療,此及時治療包含對於該個體以有效劑量之(R)-苯基披喇瑟盪((R)-phenylpiracetam)及其醫藥上可接受之鹽投藥。