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World Parkinson’s Day Fundraiser at North Shore Private Hospital

April 11 is World Parkinson’s Day and North Shore Private Hospital held a fundraiser to support the Shake it Up Australia Foundation and the work they do for Parkinson’s research. Sydney DBS organised a cupcake stall to raise funds and were well supported from visiting patients, families and staff from NSPH. Clinical Nurse Educator Morena Hill and Nurse Unit Manager from the Neurosurgical Ward Karen Morrison manned the stall and provided helpful information on Parkinson’s disease for those who stopped by to donate.

If you would like to donate to Shake it Up Australia foundation to support the great work they do, head to https://shakeitup.org.au/make-donation/ Why donate to Shake it Up? 100% of your donation goes to research targeted at finding better treatments and ultimately a cure for Parkinson’s Disease.

Sydney DBS Neurosurgeon Dr Raymond Cook and Neurologist Dr Paul Silberstein visited the World Parkinson’s Day fundraiser to encourage visitors to donate to this great cause and are pictured with Morena Hill, Karen Morrison and NSPH CEO Richard Ryan.

 

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Dr Paul Silberstein to speak at world first Insight into PD Summit

Sydney DBS Neurologist, Dr Paul Silberstein, will be one of the 30 world class speakers at the Insight into Parkinson’s 2018 Summit. The three day online global event commencing on World Parkinson’s Day (11 April 2018) is a world first which brings together 30 + world class experts; academics, specialists, clinicians and people living with Parkinson’s.

Watch from the comfort of your own home or on your mobile phone which means no travel or accommodation expenses. Hear from leaders in this space and connect with other people who are also trying to live their best life possible…because of and in spite of Parkinson’s. Register today for #InsightIntoPD at www.insightintopd.com/register and use discount code SUMMIT18A for 25% OFF.

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Neurosurgeon Dr Raymond Cook presents at the Canadian Neuromodulation Society meeting.

In early February, Sydney DBS Neurosurgeon Dr Raymond Cook presented at the Canadian Neuromodulation Society 10th annual meeting in British Columbia, Canada. Dr Cook spoke to peers from around the world on ‘GPI DBS Rescue for Severe Dyskinesia or Dystonia Following STN DBS in Parkinson’s Disease – Dual or Replacement Therapy?’. Other invited speakers included Dr Joachim K. Krauss from Germany, Dr Simon Thomson from the UK and Dr Juan A. Barcia from Spain. For more information http://www.neuromodulation.ca/default.asp?mn=1.42

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Sydney DBS Neurosurgeon, Dr Raymond Cook, discusses the effect of Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia

In this week’s video, Sydney DBS Neurosurgeon Dr Raymond Cook discusses the effect of Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia. Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder that causes muscles in the body to contract or spasm involuntarily. The involuntary muscle contractions cause twisting, repetitive and patterned movements as well as abnormal postures.

http://brainfoundation.org.au/disorders/dystonia

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Dr Paul Silberstein talks about how he first became interested in Deep Brain Stimulation

In this week’s video, Neurologist Dr Paul Silberstein talks about how he first became interested in the Deep Brain Stimulation procedure and what encouraged his interest in using DBS to help his patients.

 

 

 

 

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Sydney DBS doctors answer questions on Deep Brain Stimulation in a series of videos

Sydney DBS will post a series of videos where Neurosurgeon Dr Raymond Cook & Neurologist Dr Paul Silberstein answer questions on Deep Brain Stimulation.

The short and informative videos will be posted weekly and will feature Dr Cook & Dr Silberstein answering a variety of commonly asked questions around the history of DBS in Australia, the DBS procedure and what’s involved, conditions DBS treats, when and how our doctors became involved, and what happens after you’ve had DBS.

These videos provide helpful information to a patient considering Deep Brain Stimulation for their Parkinson’s Disease, Dystonia, Essential Tremor or Tourette Syndrome.

The first of our weekly videos features Neurosurgeon, Dr Raymond Cook, discussing the success rate of Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease.