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Jul 2024
17m 45s

Tapping the Brakes on New Parkinson Dise...

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY
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Dr. Matthew Barrett talks with Dr. Michael S. Okun about the caution and deliberation needed in understanding Parkinson disease biomarkers.

Read the related viewpoint piece in JAMA Neurology.

Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.

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