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Much Ado about Parkinson’s
As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Dr. James Parkinson’s groundbreaking essay of “The Shaking Palsy”, there seems to be a flurry of announcements of possible breakthroughs in diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s. Eight years ago, when I was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s, the prevailing theories all stated that PD was a disease that started with…
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Thank you James Parkinson
On April 11, we will celebrate the birthday of James Parkinson, M.D., who published his groundbreaking essay 200 years ago in 1817 on what was then known as “the Shaking Palsy.” His narrative reporting of six case histories is as readable as a 19th-century British novel, and has been called a “gem of the…
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Book Review: Brain Storms
I have been listening to books on Audible for a while now, usually when I am walking or driving. Few have kept my interest like Jon Palfreman’s new book Brain Storms, The Race to Unlock the Mysteries of Parkinson’s Disease. Unlike other audiobooks, I rarely had to back track to find out what I missed…
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My Adventures with Parkinson's Disease
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