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Rebecca Gilbert, AAN 2019 – Latest developments in the management of Parkinson’s disease

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Published Online: May 29th 2019

One of our newest US Neurology Editorial Board members, Rebecca Gilbert, Vice President of the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA), kindly met with us to share her insights on the latest developments and most important advances in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

 

Questions

  1. What are the current unmet needs in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD)? (0:04)
  2. What have been the most important recent developments in the treatment of motor fluctuations in patients with PD? (1:12)
  3. What is your opinion on the use of deep brain stimulation in PD? (3:07)
  4. What have been the most important advances in the development of disease modifying treatments in PD? (4:21)
  5. What other promising clinical PD treatments are in the pipeline? (5:06)
  6. What are your highlights of the AAN conference this year? (7:09)

 

Speaker disclosure: Rebecca Gilbert has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.

 

Filmed at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA, May 2019.

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