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When and which treatments to begin are personal decisions best made with your Parkinson's doctor. When choosing therapies, consider your symptoms and how they interfere with your life, as well as potential benefits, side effects and costs.
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- Movement Disorder Specialist
Many people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) go to a general...
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In 2018, the FDA approved focused ultrasound (FUS) for...
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- Medications for Non-Motor Symptoms
5 days ago · Data from Landmark MJFF Study Shows Impact of Promising Parkinson’s Therapy. The trial found significantly slower progression in the groups treated with prasinezumab (at least 40% slower), including even less progression in those on the therapy longer (i.e., those who got the antibody during the placebo-controlled trial).
Mar 18, 2024 · During an interview with CBS Sunday Morning in 2023, Fox explained how falling is a "big killer" for people with Parkinson's disease and revealed that he doesn't expect to live into his 80s.
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Because these doctors have more experience with Parkinson’s, they are best positioned to give a second opinion on your diagnosis or care, develop an individualized treatment plan and update you on research. Try to see an expert at the start of your journey and at least once a year.
May 11, 2023 · His Michael J. Fox Foundation has raised more than $1 billion to fund research to find a cure for Parkinson’s, a degenerative disease that has affected Muhammad Ali, Neil Diamond, Jesse Jackson,...
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May 11, 2023 · But Fox says that as he grappled with these recent losses and medical setbacks, he felt a “similar emptiness” to that dark time when doctors first delivered the Parkinson’s news. “I have ...
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May 14, 2023 · When Michael J. Fox describes his experience with Parkinson's disease in his new documentary, he's extremely blunt. But talking with NPR this week, he hasn't lost the humor that made him famous.