Craniotomy

Episode 10 - Medical History and Future Prospects for Parkinson's Research

April 29, 2022 Herman Darrow Lab Season 1 Episode 10
Craniotomy
Episode 10 - Medical History and Future Prospects for Parkinson's Research
Show Notes

Join Dr. Herman and Dr. Darrow for an in depth discussion of Parkinson’s disease with world expert Dr. Jerrold Vitek, Chairman of the Department of Neurology at the University of Minnesota and lead PI of the Udall Center for Excellence in Parkinson’s Disease. Listen in as a psychiatrist, neurologist, and neurosurgeon discuss Dr. Vitek’s career in deep brain stimulation, the nonmotor challenges that come with Parkinson’s disease,  and how new research underway at the University of Minnesota and elsewhere may lead to novel types of deep brain stimulation stimulation to target both motor and cognitive brain circuits.