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Crucial Parkinson’s Patient and Family Survey Closes November 7

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, in collaboration with the American Parkinson’s Disease Association (APDA), and other national organizations and industry groups, is conducting a study that seeks to capture the financial costs associated with Parkinson’s disease in the United States. An important component of this study is a survey to patients and families to learn more about the economic impact of the disease. Your feedback (de-identified and anonymized) is crucial. The survey closes November 7.  Follow the survey link and complete (one survey per family) by Wednesday, November 7.

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Stanford APDA Parkinson’s Information & Referral Center’s Coordinator to be on Panel about PD Resources, Santa Rosa, October 6th

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Robin Riddle, coordinator of Stanford’s APDA Parkinson’s Information & Referral Center and CEO of Brain Support Network, will be part of a panel on Saturday, October 6th at the Sonoma County Parkinson’s support group meeting in Santa Rosa at 1pm.  The event is free and open to the public. … Full Story>

Stanford Movement Disorder Specialist to Discuss Closed-Loop Deep Brain Stimulation at Menlo Park Support Group, October 10, 2:00pm-3:30pm

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Helen Bronte-Stewart, MD, MSE, Director, Stanford Movement Disorders Center, will discuss the latest in deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s Disease at the Wednesday, October 10th, PD support group meeting at Little House in Menlo Park.  Her talk is titled “Sensing Brain Rhythms Enable Personalized Closed-Loop Deep Brain Stimulation.”  The meeting starts at 2pm and is open to the public.

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Robin Riddle to address “If it’s not Parkinson’s Disease, what is it?” at the Santa Cruz area PD support group meeting, October 3rd

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Robin Riddle, coordinator of Stanford’s APDA Parkinson’s Information & Referral Center and CEO of Brain Support Network, will be speaking at the Wednesday, October 3rd Parkinson’s support group meeting in Soquel at 2pm.  Her talk is titled “If it’s not Parkinson’s Disease, what is it?”  She will be providing an overview of the four atypical parkinsonism disorders.  The event is free and open to the public. … Full Story>

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