Live Healthy West Virginia
Ep. 32 - Movement Disorders: Is it Parkinson’s or Essential Tremor?
Season 1, Episode 3
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33m
Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor are movement disorders that are mostly diagnosed in older adults and share one common symptom: tremors. That’s why the two diseases are often confused for one another. We clear up that confusion and talk about exciting new treatments for these common movement disorders with Dr. Ann Marie Murray, Movement Disorders Division chief at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.
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