Join us on Wednesday, August 13, at 2:30pm PT to hear Stanford Neurology autonomic specialist Mitchell Miglis, MD, speak about orthostatic low blood pressure in parkinsonian syndromes – Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, and Lewy Body Dementia. Dr. Miglis will address causes, triggers, symptoms, lifestyle changes, and treatment options.
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On Tuesday, June 10, from 7-8:30pm, Stanford movement disorders specialist Margaret Ferris, MD, will be speaking to the Stanford Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease (YOPD) Support Group. Topics will include traveling, children, genetics, work, PD mimics, and a bit about upcoming stem cell trials. People in Northern California with YOPD can get the login details by contacting Robin Riddle.
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Register today to hear Stanford’s Dr. Helen Bronte-Stewart discuss adaptive deep brain stimulation (DBS) and Dr. Mehrdad Ayati offer a geriatrician’s perspective on treating PD at this education event on Friday, June 27, 2025, 8:30am to 4:30pm, in San Carlos. Visit the Stanford PD resource table and learn about PD research opportunities. Pre-registration is required and is free (lunch provided).
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On Wednesday, May 28, at 11am PT, in the latest episode of Dr. Gilbert Hosts, Dr. Rebecca Gilbert will discuss the impact that Parkinson’s Disease (PD) has on other medical issues with her guest, movement disorders specialist Julie Kurek, MD.
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This event, co-hosted with Brain Support Network and Stanford’s Movement Disorders Center, is for caregivers, partners, and family members who care for those with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), multiple system atrophy (MSA), or corticobasal degeneration (CBD). (CBD is also referred to as corticobasal syndrome, or CBS.)
This hybrid symposium – virtual and in-person on Stanford campus – runs from 10am to 3pm PT on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
| Register for online attendance bit.ly/june14atypical-virtual Register by June 14, 11am PT | Register for in-person attendance (Stanford campus) bit.ly/june14atypical-campus Register by June 12, noon PT |
For program information, a shareable flyer, and PSP, MSA, and CBD resources, see BSN’s PSP-MSA-CBD Caregiving Symposium page.
Questions? Please contact Brain Support Network.