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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El Centro de información y referencia APDA de Stanford y Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach iniciarán un grupo de apoyo virtual para la enfermedad de Parkinson (EP) para la comunidad de habla hispana en agosto de 2023. Durante esta primera reunión hablaremos sobre la cognición en la enfermedad de Parkinson. Este grupo está disponible a personas con la enfermedad de Parkinson y sus familias que residen en norte y centro de California (no solo a las familias de Stanford).
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The Stanford APDA Information and Referral Center and Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach will launch a virtual Parkinson’s disease (PD) support group for the Spanish-speaking community in August 2023. Meetings are open to anyone in the North and Central California, not just Stanford families. This group is available to people with Parkinson’s disease and their families.
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Casey Halpern, MD, functional neurosurgeon, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Neurology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, at the Stanford University Medical Center, will present “Deep Brain Stimulation Update for Parkinson’s Disease” at the Fresno Virtual Support Group Meeting on Wednesday, October 21, from 1:00-2:00pm. The meeting will be presented via video. No registration required.
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As part of the San Jose Parkinson’s virtual support group meeting on Friday, October 2, Stanford Movement Disorders Center director Helen Bronte-Stewart, MD, will speak on “Entering the Era of Closed Loop DBS for Parkinson’s Disease.” Then a panel of those with have had DBS will share their experiences. The meeting will be presented via video. No registration required.
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