Small Victories: Advancing Care in Parkinson Disease
Episode 45, Aug 27, 2021, 10:00 AM
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In this episode, we spoke with Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, MD, associate professor, program director, and chief, Division of Movement Disorders, University of Florida. He detailed the current state of care for patients with advanced Parkinson disease, the ongoing clinical development of therapies, remaining challenges to address in the clinic, and where the field is headed.
Episode Breakdown:
In this episode, we spoke with Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, MD, associate professor, program director, and chief, Division of Movement Disorders, University of Florida. He detailed the current state of care for patients with advanced Parkinson disease, the ongoing clinical development of therapies, remaining challenges to address in the clinic, and where the field is headed.
Episode Breakdown:
- 2:00 – Overview of the state of care for Parkinson disease
- 6:00 –The use and importance of patient-reported outcomes
- 9:20 – Recent advances in the clinical care and research
- 11:20 – Neurology News Minute
- 14:10 –The classification of Parkinson disease as a syndrome
- 15:40 –Ongoing clinical development and biomarker research
- 20:10 – Improving the education about Parkinson disease
The stories featured in this week's Neurology News Minute are further detailed here:
- FDA Approves Xywav for Idiopathic Hypersomnia
- AASM Guideline Updates Recommendations for Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence
- Ravulizumab Phase 3 Trial in ALS Discontinued Due to Lack of Efficacy
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