LOMA LINDA: University holds symposium on Parkinson's Disease

LOMA LINDA: University holds symposium on Parkinson's Disease

Loma Linda University Health neurologist Khashayar Dashtipour spoke to an audience of nearly 150 people at the second annual Parkinsons Disease Patients & Caregivers Symposium.

COURTESY LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH

Loma Linda University department of neurology, Movement Disorders Clinic held its second annual Parkinsons Disease Patients & Caregivers Symposium on March 13. Nearly 150 patients, caregivers and family and friends of those with Parkinsons disease attended the event in Newport Beach to learn about the latest developments in symptoms, treatment and support.

Kapil Sethi, professor of neurology at Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Ga., discussed emerging therapies. Loma Linda University Health neurologists Khashayar Dashtipour, and Karen Frei, also gave presentations during the event.

Dashtipour, who has been practicing movement disorders exclusively for over 10 years, spoke on ways to manage the disease. Regular exercise, even walking, can change the course of the disease, Dashtipour said. And those who give up go downhill very fast.

Frei talked about new developments in surgical treatments for Parkinsons disease.

Shirley DAgostino and her 56-year-old son, who has Parkinsons, traveled from Canyon Lake to the symposium diagnosed him with Parkinsons disease in 2012 when he was just 53 years old.

Its so important to get a lot of background information from these specialists that we wouldnt necessarily get from our regular doctor, Shirley DAgostino said.

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LOMA LINDA: University holds symposium on Parkinson's Disease