Stanford Movement Disorders Center is continuing its webinar series.
Join us for a free, one-hour webinar on orthostatic hypotension (OH), which is a common symptom of Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, and Lewy Body Dementia. The speaker is Stanford movement disorders specialist Veronica Santini, MD. Please spread the word!… Full Story>
Stanford’s APDA Parkinson’s Information & Referral Center runs a local Parkinson’s support group in the community. We are moving to Little House in Menlo Park in Sept. 2017. Our inaugural speaker on Sept. 13th will be…… Full Story>
Melanie Lising, a movement disorder specialist at Stanford, will be discussing deep brain stimulation surgery (DBS) for Parkinson’s disease at the Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease (YOPD) Support Group on Tuesday, September 12th from 6:30-8:00PM. This event is free. If this is your first visit to the support group, please contact the group leader, Martha Gardner, RN, 408-464-3718.
Stanford’s Department of Neurology is seeking healthy volunteers between the ages of 35 and 85. This study will compare behavior and memory between people with Parkinson’s Disease and healthy people without Parkinson’s Disease. We hope to understand why some people with Parkinson’s disease develop memory problems.
Many Northern and Central California Parkinson’s Disease (PD) support groups have a guest speaker or program planned for September 2017. Here’s what’s happening at a support group near you…