Dr. Okun’s book for Parkinson patients and caregivers was reviewed by Dr. Laura Silveira for the Movement Disorders Society. She says: With tremendous insight Dr. Okun approaches the main questions that populate the minds of sufferers and carers who battle PD on the daily-basis. Examples include the common confusion…
The neurospsychology team led by Dr. Dawn Bowers published a report on patients with Parkinson Disease & apathy in the Movement Disorders journal. Hedonic and behavioral deficits associated with apathy in Parkinson’s disease: Potential treatment implications. Jordan LL, Zahodne LB, Okun MS, Bowers D. Mov Disord. 2013 May 27. doi: 10.1002/mds.25496. [Epub ahead of print]…
Meredith DeFranco, DPT, spoke at the annual Huntington Disease Society of America Convention which took place in Jacksonville, FL last week. She discussed: How important it is to start therapy early What kinds of things physical therapists will recommend New technology options…
Dr. Nawaz Hack from the Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration presented the results of his research in Sydney Australia on the importance of screening and follow-up in patients with Parkinson’s disease and impulse control disorders or dopamine dysregulation syndrome. The research was drawn from 47 Parkinson Study Group Sites…
University of Florida Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration researcher Dr. David Vaillancourt was featured on the front page of the Gainesville Sun for his recent publication on a new technique to diagnose Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonisms earlier in the course of the disease. An excerpt from the article: Although the patients…
Dr. Foote and Dr. Morishita at the University of Florida Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration published a paper this month that discusses a potentially preventable complication of deep brain stimulation: cerebral venous infarction.
The book Parkinson’s Treatment: 10 Secrets to a Happier Life was listed a number #1 bestseller in Parkinson’s Disease books. The book has been translated into more than 20 language versions.
A patient primer from Dr. Nikolaus McFarland & UF on Multiple System Atrophy
View videos of the talks from this year's Symposium. Ask the Doctor, 10 Secrets of Parkinson Treatment, Brain Imaging, and Living with Parkinson's were some of the topics.
The center offers the highest level of integrated, interdisciplinary care for patients with movement and neuropsychiatric disorders…
