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Werner Poewe, AAN 2018 – Expert perspective on Parkinson’s disease

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Published Online: May 2nd 2018

Werner Poewe (Medical University Innsbruck, Austria), a recent welcome addition to our editorial board for European Neurological Review, shares his insights and highlights on Parkinson’s disease from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting 2018.

Questions

1. What have been the most significant recent developments in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD)? (0:11)
2. Discuss the current unmet needs and/or the challenges you face when treating patients. (1:21)
3. What are the most promising areas of research in your field? (2:51)
4. Which presentations/data at AAN 2018 have interested you the most? (3:39)

Speaker disclosure: Werner Poewe has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.

Filmed at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting 2018, Los Angeles, CA, US, April 2018.

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