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MedStar Georgetown First Hospital in Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area to Use New Deep Brain Stimulation System for Parkinson’s Disease

Vercise™ DBS More Convenient for Patients than Traditional DBS

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MedStar Georgetown Awarded Advanced Certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center

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Protein Associated with Parkinson’s Disease Linked to Human Upper GI Tract Infections

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Study: Cancer Drug Restores Important Brain Dopamine in Parkinson’s Patients

A small phase I study provides molecular evidence that an FDA-approved drug for leukemia significantly increased brain dopamine and reduced toxic proteins linked to disease progression in patients with Parkinson’s disease or dementia with Lewy bodies.

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