Deep Brain stimulation, cannabis usage and dopamine agonists – these are the topics of discussion at the upcoming panel seminar hosted by the Scottsdale-based Movement Disorders Center of …
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Movement Disorders Center of Arizona holds quarterly seminar
Scottsdale-based medical clinic to discuss treatments for Parkinson’s
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Movement Disorders Center of Arizona will hold a free seminar Saturday, March 23, entitled, “Controversies in the Use of Medications, Herbs and Early DBS for Parkinson’s.”
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Dr. Virgilio Gerald Evidente is the director of MDCA.
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Dr. Paarth Shah of Foothills Neurology in Phoenix.
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The free seminar will include breakfast, health exhibits and a raffle.
Deep Brain stimulation, cannabis usage and dopamine agonists – these are the topics of discussion at the upcoming panel seminar hosted by the Scottsdale-based Movement Disorders Center of Arizona (MDCA).
Discussing a host of treatments for Parkinson’s Disease, MDCA Founder Dr. Virgilio Gerald Evidente seeks to educate the community on what is happening in the medical community on movement disorders like Parkinson’s, Huntington’s disease and other movement disorders in the upcoming panel seminar entitled, “Controversies in the Use of Medications, Herbs and Early DBS for Parkinson’s.”
Evidente is joined by Dr. Paarth Shah of Foothills Neurology in Phoenix to present on the efficacy and evidence of Parkinson’s Disease supplements, the safety of cannabis use for treating movement disorders and the timing and usage of levodopa, a dopamine replacement agent medication commonly used to treat Parkinson’s disease by increasing dopamine levels in the brain to alleviate symptoms like tremors and stiffness.
The two will also pose questions such as, “Should elderly patients be put on dopamine agonists?” and “Should deep brain stimulation (DBS) be offered earlier in PD rather than later? If so, how early?”
“We host quarterly events on topics like Parkinson’s, tremors and Huntington’s disease just to educate people on the new things that are going on in the medical community,” Lynette Benham said, MDCA’s executive director.
The speakers
Dr. Paarth Shah is a movement disorders specialist for Foothills Neurology in Phoenix. An Arizona native, Shah attended Arizona State University before pursuing medical studies in New York, followed by a residency at U.C. Davis and a movement disorders fellowship at the Muhammad Ali Center at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix.
Dr. Virgilio Gerald Evidente is the founder and director of MDCA, an American Academy of Neurology fellow and a Movement Disorders Society member.
MDCA is part of the Movement Disorders Foundation of Arizona, a non-profit organization that seeks to improve the lives of people with movement disorders, particularly Parkinson’s Disease.
The event is set for Saturday, March 23, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Fountain Hills Community Center, 13001 N. La Montana Drive.
The free event includes breakfast, health exhibits and a closing raffle following the panel discussion.
Anyone with movement disorders, those who care for them or anyone interested in an in-depth conversation about movement disorders are invited to attend.
Offering free community events to providing novel treatment procedures, the Movement Disorders Foundation of Arizona seeks to enrich the lives of people living with movement disorders, according to its website.
The foundation is dedicated to establishing proper care and support for those afflicted with movement disorders and their families.
To register for the upcoming seminar, visit mdfa.us.
Movement Disorders Foundation of Arizona is located at 9590 E. Ironwood Square Drive, Suite 225. For more information, call 480-403-4635 or send an email to director@mdfa.us.
We invite our readers to submit their civil comments on this issue. Email AZOpinions@iniusa.org. Cyrus Guccione can be reached at cguccione@iniusa.org.
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