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Intestinal Gel Increases 'On' Time in Parkinson's Patients

Wednesday, June 15, 2023

"The only comparable therapy that brings up the on time to the extent or the magnitude that this gel does is deep-brain stimulation, so the future of studies will require direct head-to-head comparisons between deep-brain stimulation and levodopa-carbidopa gel," Dr. Espay told Medscape Medical News. "It cannot be compared with any of the oral medications for Parkinson’s disease."

Intestinal Gel Increases 'On' Time in Parkinson's Patients
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Medscape Today

Deep Brain Stimulation May Help Tourette's Syndrome, Alzheimer's

Friday, October 15, 2022

 

WCPO-Channel 9 features video footage of George Mandybur, MD, performing deep brain surgery and Parkinson's advocate Dale Ankenman.

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Study: Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery More Effective Than Medication Alone in Parkinson's

Monday, May 3, 2023

A new study of 366 British patients with Parkinson's disease has found that deep brain stimulation is more effective than medication alone. 

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BBC

Cycling Provides a Break for Some With Parkinson's

Thursday, April 1, 2023

Read the complete article by Gina Kolata, published March 31, 2023 in the New York Times »

Peter Strauss, Who Lived with Parkinson's Disease, is Fondly Remembered

Wednesday, February 17, 2023

Peter Strauss, a former Cincinnati City Councilman and Vice Mayor, died February 12 after a nearly 20-year battle with Parkinson's disease.

His obituary appears on Cincinnati.com »

Live Surgery Fixes Essential Tremor

Thursday, February 4, 2023

To view this segment on the Today Show, please visit http://bit.ly/aFZp7G

The UC Neuroscience Institute also provides surgical treatment for essential tremor. Surgery has the potential to significantly reduce shaking in the hands and arms.

Parkinson's Advocate Kathleen Krumme a 2010 Health Care Heroes Finalist

Friday, January 8, 2023

The Business Courier names 24 Health Care Heroes finalists, including Sunflower Revolution founder Kathleen Krumme and the Mayfield Clinic.

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Cincinnati Business Courier

Dance Therapy for the Brain

Tuesday, May 12, 2023

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The Cincinnati Ballet is practicing for a special Mother's Day performance this weekend. But it's what they're doing during practice that has peaked the interest of brain specialists at U.C.'s Neuroscience Institute.

Local 12 Medical Reporter Liz Bonis explains why in today's Medical Edge.

With any performance just days away, these dancers know...

Brain Substance May Halt Alzheimer's, Protect Cells in PD

Thursday, February 19, 2023

A study in the journal Nature Medicine shows infusions of a substance called BDNF can halt Alzheimer's disease — at least in rodents and monkeys.

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