Neuroscience
In recognition of Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Robin Morgan from Woman’s Media Center Live, will be interviewing Lori Katz, a patient of Gordon Baltuch, MD, Director of the Center for Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery.
The interview will be aired live at 11:00 am on April 19.
Lori, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2005, will discuss how her life has changed since undergoing deep brain stimulation in January 2014. She will also speak about her active role in the Parkinson’s community in South Jersey and Philadelphia.
To learn more about deep brain stimulation and Dr. Baltuch, who was instrumental in bringing this procedure to the United States, check out Gordon Baltuch, MD: A Pioneer in the Use of Deep Brain Stimulation.
The relatively well-known symptoms are usually characterized at first by movement-related issues, including shaking, rigidity, and slowness of walk or gait. In time, cognitive and behavioral difficulties may occur, sometimes followed by sensory and emotional problems.
Unfortunately, there is no objective test, or biomarker, for Parkinson’s. Because of this, the rate of misdiagnosis can be high. There is also no preventive course to reduce the risk of its onset.
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Neuroscience
DBS Patient to Appear on Woman’s Media Center Live
In recognition of Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Robin Morgan from Woman’s Media Center Live, will be interviewing Lori Katz, a patient of Gordon Baltuch, MD, Director of the Center for Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery.
The interview will be aired live at 11:00 am on April 19.
Lori, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2005, will discuss how her life has changed since undergoing deep brain stimulation in January 2014. She will also speak about her active role in the Parkinson’s community in South Jersey and Philadelphia.
To learn more about deep brain stimulation and Dr. Baltuch, who was instrumental in bringing this procedure to the United States, check out Gordon Baltuch, MD: A Pioneer in the Use of Deep Brain Stimulation.
About Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, has no known cause in most cases. Medically, Parkinson’s has been traced to the death of dopamine-generating cells in the midbrain, once again for causes that are largely unknown.The relatively well-known symptoms are usually characterized at first by movement-related issues, including shaking, rigidity, and slowness of walk or gait. In time, cognitive and behavioral difficulties may occur, sometimes followed by sensory and emotional problems.
Unfortunately, there is no objective test, or biomarker, for Parkinson’s. Because of this, the rate of misdiagnosis can be high. There is also no preventive course to reduce the risk of its onset.
- Alternative To Deep-brain Stimulation In Parkinson Disease?
From Reuters:Brain Surface Stimulation May Ease Parkinson's Mon Jan 3, 2005 06:22 PM GMT By Anne Harding NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Electrical stimulation of regions deep in the brain has become fairly common in recent years for treating Parkinson's...
- Deep Brain Stimulation: The Immediate Benefits
Please note: This is part four of a four-part series. After suffering with Parkinson’s for five years, Steve Zabielski was fighting the symptoms that characterize the advanced stages of the disease. Medications no longer provided relief. He felt...
- Deep Brain Stimulation: The Journey Back To Normalcy
Please note: This is part three of a four-part series. For years, Steve had enjoyed an active and fulfilling life, traveling extensively, enjoying his career and family, and always doing something outdoors. After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease,...
- Deep Brain Stimulation: A Life-changing Trip To The Gallery
Please note: This is part two of a four-part series. One summer day, while strolling through an art gallery in Cape May, NJ, Steve Zabielski’s mother asked a friend for advice. She knew her friend understood how debilitating Parkinson’s disease...
- A Pioneer In The Use Of Deep Brain Stimulation
“Our mission is to innovate, to constantly find new answers. And no one is doing that better today than the people at Penn Medicine.” - Gordon Baltuch, MD The CallingMany people describe Gordon Baltuch, MD, Director of the Center for Functional and...