El 28 de febrero de 2024, Stanford Neurology y Brain Support Network organizaron un seminario web en español sobre la demencia por la enfermedad de Parkinson y por demencia con cuerpos de Lewy (DCL). La doctora Carla Abdelnour, becaria postdoctoral de la Universidad de Stanford, brindó una descripción general de los síntomas y el tratamiento de la demencia de ambos enfermedades. Estas son notas de su presentación. Leer más…
… Full Story>Register Now for the Hand On Helpful Caregiving Webinar Series, Four-Parts Beginning March 6
On Wednesdays beginning March 6 from 10:30-11:30am, the American Parkinson Disease Association’s Northwest chapter will present a series of four, free virtual workshops designed to give Parkinson’s care partners practical tools and techniques to help a person with Parkinson’s help themselves.
… Full Story>Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Deep Brain Stimulation & Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson’s Disease, March 6, 10am PT
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.
… Full Story>Join us for a webinar on A New Biological Definition of Parkinson’s Disease, Friday, February 23, 2:30pm
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.)
… Full Story>Register Now for Diagnosing LBD: Advances in Biomarkers Webinar, February 29, 1pm PT
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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