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Keynote Speaker Dystonia & Parkinson's
Parkinson's Disease Neurologist
Parkinson's Disease Physical Therapist
Parkinson's Disease Neurosurgeon
Parkinson's Disease Psychiatrist
Parkinson's Disease Researcher
CBS News Segment on Complimentary Therapies
Dystonia Medical Specialist's Presentations:
Keynote Speaker Susan Bressman, MD
speaks about dystonia and Parkinson's Disease and the overlap between the two disorders.
Neurologist, Susan Bressman, MD
speaks about the neurological aspects of dystonia.
Physical Therapist, Bill Gallagher, P.T.,
shares his knowledge on how physical therapy can help relieve symptoms and pain caused by dystonia.
Neurosurgeon, Robert Goodman, MD, PhD,
discusses the procedure Deep Brain Stimulation and how it has changed the lives of many dystonia patients and how it continues to improve.
Psychiatrist, Mark Groves, MD
discusses the different psychological experiences dystonia patience can go through and ways to improve on this.
Researcher, Laurie Ozelius, PhD
spoke about the things that are currently being done in research and the future direction it will be taking for dystonia.
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The speakers on dystonia answer questions from the audience.
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Parkinson's Disease Medical Specialist's Presentations:
Psychiatrist, Mark Groves, MD
speaks about the different psychological experiences Parkinson's patience can go through and ways to improve on this.
Physical Therapist, Robert D'Egidio, P.T.
discusses what type of physical therapists you should be looking for when dealing with a neurological disease and the benefits of exercising/movement to a person living with Parkinson's disease.
Neurosurgeon, Robert Goodman, MD, PhD,
discusses how surgery can serve as a form of treatment for Parkinson's disease. Deep Brain Stimulation is one of the most common procedures to treat Parkinson's disease. He also mentions potential new procedures that will be helpful to patients.
Neurologist, Claire Henchcliffe, MD,
discusses everything you should know about Parkinson including, how best to cope with the disease, what is being done today for patients and future directions for research.
Researcher/Neurologist, Rachel Saunders-Pullman, MD,
speaks about the importance of research especially genetic research in order to find better ways to treatment and potentially find a cure for Parkinson's disease.
Q&A
The speakers on Parkinson's disease answer questions from the audience.
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The speakers on Parkinson's disease answer questions from the audience. Continued from Part 1 above.
Dr. Max Gomez of WCBS Channel 2 News
reports on the The Patient Symposium's Unconvential Therapies for dystonia and Parkinson's disease.