Elaine Wynn foundation donates $2 million for Parkinsons studies

By Jackie Valley (contact)

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 | 2 p.m.

The Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation recently donated $2 million to the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health to study Parkinsons disease.

The foundation gifted the money in honor of Wynns late mother, Lee Pascal, who had Parkinsons disease.

The Lou Ruvo Center will put the money toward Parkinsons disease studies that use advanced brain imaging, which officials called a remarkable tool for understanding and exploring brain structure and function.

A Parkinsons disease-specific team will be formed to conduct brain imaging and develop new ways to diagnose, predict symptom development and track response to treatment.

Lou Ruvo Center officials said the studies supported also will provide information about:

Who is at risk for cognitive decline

The earliest indicators of cognitive impairment

The brain regions maximally affected in people with cognitive decline

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