Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D., Author at American Parkinson Disease Association

Let’s Talk About Palliative Care and Parkinson’s disease

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and their care partners are always searching for ways to make their lives easier,...see more healthier and fuller. Using the principles of palliative care to enhance PD-specific care is one way to do that. Palliative care is a medical approach for those with complex illnesses, in which the focus is on […]

Planning for the What Ifs – Multiple System Atrophy

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Advanced Parkinson’s and Multiple System Atrophy As part of our Planning for the What Ifs series, today we continue to expand...see more the definition of advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) by discussing one of the atypical parkinsonian syndromes. In a past blog we explored two other atypical parkinsonian syndromes – Progressive supranuclear palsy and Corticobasal degeneration. Today we will […]

A New Perspective on Being a PD Care Partner

Posted on December 15, 2020December 16, 2020 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

An Inside Look at Parkinson’s Disease Care Partners Being a care partner for someone with Parkinson’s disease (PD) can...see more be a difficult, but potentially very rewarding role. Making it even more challenging is the fact that the role is assigned without consent of the care partner, without any training and without the option of refusal. […]

Therapies for non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in clinical trials

Posted on December 9, 2020July 25, 2022 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

The pipeline for Parkinson’s disease (PD) medications is extremely crowded these days, with multiple medications at various stages of...see more research and development. Currently most of the approved medications for PD address the motor symptoms of PD – tremor, slowness, stiffness, and walking difficulties. Medications are also available to help people overcome OFF time or improve […]

Parkinson’s Partners: Introducing Medical Students to Parkinson’s disease

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

As all of you know very well, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex disorder that affects so many parts...see more of a person’s life. In order for physicians to fully understand the impact the disease has on people with PD, it is not enough to learn the science and medicine of the condition. But how is […]

Where are they now? APDA’s research success

Posted on November 24, 2020May 28, 2024 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Q&A with APDA research grant recipients Since 1961, APDA has been a funding partner in many major scientific breakthroughs...see more and has awarded more than $62 million in research grants to date. APDA funds individual research grants and fellowships to scientists performing innovative Parkinson’s disease (PD) research. Grants are awarded through a competitive application process and […]

Update on COVID-19 and Parkinson’s disease

Posted on October 27, 2020January 3, 2021 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Latest Research on COVID-19 & Parkinson’s disease UPDATE: This post (originally published in June) has been updated with the latest...see more information available. We will continue to keep this post up-to-date as new information develops. As citizens of the world, we all continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. And as members of the Parkinson’s disease (PD) […]

Peripheral neuropathy and Parkinson’s disease

Posted on October 20, 2020December 29, 2022 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Today I will address the potential link between Parkinson’s disease and a common neurologic condition called peripheral neuropathy. This...see more topic was submitted via the Suggest a Topic portal. I am grateful for your suggestions so please continue to let us know what you’d like to learn more about! In order to understand what peripheral neuropathy […]

Highlights From The Movement Disorders Society Virtual Congress 2020

Posted on September 22, 2020September 21, 2020 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Every year the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) holds a conference and every year APDA is there,...see more learning about the newest research and sharing our resources with the wider PD community. The MDS Congress is the preeminent gathering of medical professionals from around the world who are dedicated to Parkinson’s disease (PD) and […]

Planning for the What Ifs – Progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration

Posted on September 15, 2020May 30, 2023 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Atypical parkinsonian syndromes Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration As part of our Planning for the What Ifs series,...see more today we expand the definition of advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) by discussing atypical parkinsonian syndromes (APS), neurodegenerative disorders that are related to PD. Our guest author, Dr. Pravin Khemani, a Movement disorders neurologist at Swedish Medical […]

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