The Bronte-Stewart Lab at Stanford is seeking participants with Parkinson’s disease or without neurological symptoms or disease for a study to validate a non-invasive device for the assessment of fine motor control. The purpose of this study is to upgrade and validate a portable computerized piano keyboard (KeyDuo) to objectively quantify movement.
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At the August virtual meeting of the Palo Alto Parkinson’s Support Group, the speaker will be Helen Bronte-Stewart, MD, movement disorder specialist at Stanford. Her topic is “brain sensing and adaptive DBS” (deep brain stimulation). If you live in the Palo Alto area and aren’t on our meeting reminder email list, contact us today!
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Nicolas Hodges has carried on with his career as an eminent interpreter of avant-garde music. But it hasn’t been without sacrifices.
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The Human Motor Control and Neuromodulation Lab at Stanford University is seeking participants for the SPRING (Stanford Parkinson’s Research In Neuromodulation for Gait) Study. The lab is looking for study participants who already have a Medtronic Percept PC model of deep brain stimulation (DBS) device. Contact the lab today for details!
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Robin Riddle with Stanford’s APDA Information & Referral Center and Meg Rao with Stanford Health Care’s Neuroscience Supportive Care Program are speaking at the Parkinson Network of Mount Diablo’s Lunch & Learn virtual meeting on Wednesday, August 16, starting at noon. They will talk briefly about Parkinson’s-related resources available for free through Stanford. Then, Yue Welchel will encourage audience participation in PD-specific exercise.
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