A Closer Look at...Parkinson's Disease

(03:44 - Irene Litvan - A Closer Look at Parkinson's Disease, 39:58 - Don Cleveland - Designer DNA Drug Therapy for Nervous System Disease, 1:09:47 - David Higgins - Patient Advocates in Patient-Centered Care: Effective Management of Parkinson's Disease) Irene Litvan, MD; Don Cleveland, PhD; and David Higgins, PhD, discuss the next generation of treatments for Parkinson's Disease and offer a patient's perspective in this conversation on the cutting edge stem cell research. [9/2020] [Show ID: 36076]

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[Shams_R_Abid]

Thank you UCSD for such an informative session with the top leaders in the field

[ulduzulduz]

What happens, tell me if there is an improvement I beg you🙏

[iseultmackinnon]

There is so much overlap with fragile x. My nephew has fragile x, my dad has parkinsons, my sister had early menopause. I dont know if my dad had FAXTAS or parkinsons, I have the fragile x premutation. Im starting to think I have symptoms of parkinsons, at 50. I dont know what to think.

[TwoBun]

I lost my Dopaminergic neurons to psychiatry as a comedy of errors, from 30 grams of Lithium and Risperdal M-Tab. I got a social worker to pass me a note about my medication. Too much intrigue.

The neurotoxin MPP+, causes permanent symptoms of Parkinson's disease by destroying dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of the brain. The chloride salt of MPP+ found use in the 1970s as an herbicide under the trade name cyperquat. Though no longer in use as an herbicide, cyperquat's closely related structural analog paraquat still finds widespread usage.

[waynep]

Parkensons patients need to monitor their BMI carefully. They may want to get with a nutritionist that works with marathon runners as parkensons uses in some cases use as running a half marathon daily.

[cherylginsburg-smith]

Is there a follow-up to this as of today 4/1/22?

[cherylginsburg-smith]

Has anyone addressed PWP going thru Peri menopause ??
It is a huge area that is needing attention … please !!!