2023: Emerging Therapies and Parkinson’s

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In this video, Dr. Soania Mathur interviews Dr. Michael Okun to discuss the latest therapies for Parkinson’s, including RT-QUIC (Parkinson’s biomarker), subcutaneous dopamine pumps, vibrating gloves, rescue medications, DBS, and more.

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Time Stamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:45 - New discoveries in diagnosing Parkinson’s
11:35 - What do certain biological markers mean for diagnosis?
13:09 - What’s new on the horizon for Parkinson’s treatments?
17:15 - The subcutaneous delivery of dopamine replacement
23:20 - Transdermal treatment
29:55 - Microbiome in Parkinson’s
39:28 - Vibration therapy
49:40 - The importance of individualized care plans
52:55 - How to sort through all the information about Parkinson’s
57:04 - Conclusion