SHREVEPORT, La. – June is brain health awareness month and the campus of LSU Health Shreveport has partnered with the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s research as one of 11 sites participating in the black and African American connections to Parkinson’s disease study.
Neuroscientist, Dr. Elizabeth Disbrow, professor of neurology and director of Center for Brain Health at LSU Health Shreveport talks about Parkinson’s disease, an upcoming health fair in August, breakthrough treatment for Parkinson’s disease, and ways to get involved in a clinical research study through LSU Health Shreveport.
Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder that affects movement, often causing shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination. It happens when brain cells that make dopamine, a chemical that helps control movement, begin to die. While there’s no cure, treatments can help manage symptoms and improve quality of life. Disbrow is confident she and her team will live in a world where there is a cure soon.
Health fair information:
Aug. 16 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
LSU Health Shreveport, Center for Medical Education
1635 Jennings St
Shreveport, La. 71103
Black and African American Connections to Parkinson’s Disease study
Qualifications:
- 18 years or older
- Identify as Black or African American
- Have or do not have Parkinson’s disease
Call 318-813-3610 for more information or you can email [email protected].
Living with Parkinson’s Disease
Partner Against Parkinson’s study information
Mapping the future of Parkinson’s Disease
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