On Wednesday, March 6, at 10am PT, Dr. Rebecca Gilbert will discuss deep brain stimulation (DBS) and focused ultrasound (FUS) with her guest, Dr. Ihtsham ul Haq, in the latest episode of Dr. Gilbert Hosts. These two medical procedures can help treat certain symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Each can be quite beneficial, but they are not appropriate for everyone.
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A this special meeting of the Palo Alto PD support group on Friday, February 23, 2:30-3:30pm, we welcome Stanford movement disorder specialist Dr. Kathleen Poston. Dr. Poston will be speaking about a new biological definition of Parkinson’s Disease that she and others are proposing. (The effort was organized by the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Dr. Poston is one of the co-authors.)
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Stanford y Brain Support Network serán coanfitriones de un seminario web en español sobre la demencia de la enfermedad de Parkinson, también llamada demencia con cuerpos de Lewy. (DCL). En preparación para ese seminario web, hemos compilado una lista de recursos LBD relevantes en español y grupos de apoyo para la enfermedad de Parkinson.
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Throughout Black History Month (February), there will be a special Black PD Summit. This four-part virtual program begins on Saturday, Feb 10, and runs from 9am to noon PT. This first session is on “Building Community Networking – Come Leave a Legacy as We Create a Historic Black Faces of Parkinson’s Disease Quilt.” (Including your own face on the quilt is optional.) Registration is not required; just join at the start-time.
… Full Story>On February 29 at 1pm PT, the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) will host a webinar on “Introduction to Synuclein Biomarkers: How Researchers are ‘Seeing’ Lewy Bodies in the Living Brain.” Kathleen Poston, MD, will discuss recent advances in the development of biomarkers for alpha-synuclein, how they are changing research in Lewy body dementia (LBD), and how they may change clinical practice in the future.
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