Movement Disorders: Ask Dr. Fernando Pagan

Dr. Fernando Pagan answers commonly asked questions about movement disorders, including Parkinson's disease diagnosis and medical management. Click 'show more' to see the questions.

For more information about your movement disorder experience at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, call MedStar Georgetown M.D. at 202-342-2400 or visit http://ow.ly/ODKCU.

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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
1. Introduction (0:00)
2. How do your patients with movement disorders benefit from research going on at MedStar Georgetown? (2:59)
3. Define Parkinson's disease. (4:34)
4. What are some of the newly recognized symptoms of Parkinson's disease? (5:42)
5. How do you think the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease will change in the future? (6:27)
6. How is Parkinson's diagnosed? (7:36)
7. What new technologies can be used at MedStar Georgetown to diagnose Parkinson's disease? (8:43)
8. What are the common medications for Parkinson's? (9:55)
9. Are there Parkinson's patients who can get drugs other than Levodopa? (11:04)
10. What is new about how my medications for Parkinson's disease work the best? (12:16)
11. What treatments are available as my Parkinson's disease progresses? (12:54)
12. Is Parkinson's disease curable? (13:56)
13. Could receiving treatment for my Parkinson's disease help me live longer? (15:04)
14. Why should I consider Deep Brain Stimulation for my Parkinson's disease? (15:58)
15. What is Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's disease and how does it work? (16:52)
16. Why is fine tuning and follow-up care after DBS surgery for Parkinson's so important? (18:43)
17. How much improvement in my Parkinson's symptoms can I expect after Deep Brain Stimulation? (20:04)
18. What advancements have there been in Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's disease? (20:38)
19. How has DBS technology improved for treating the symptoms of Parkinson's disease? (22:00)
20. Can I adjust my own stimulator after DBS surgery for Parkinson's? (22:48)
21. Where are we going in the area of Parkinson's disease? (23:31)
22. What is the role of gene therapy in the future of Parkinson's disease? (24:03)
23. What is DATScan for Parkinson's disease? (25:24)

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