Neurologist to host open forum on Parkinson's

FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Parkinson's Support Group invites everyone interested to join its upcoming meeting Friday, March 26, 1 p.m. via Zoom. (Note this is a change from their usual meeting time of 10 a.m.)

The speaker will be Dr. Brenton Wright, neurologist from UCSD Movement Disorder Clinic. He will be hosting an "Open Forum: Ask the Doctor." Everyone is asked to bring their questions and concerns surrounding Parkinson's disease but refrain from requesting specific medical advice to protect client confidentiality.

Wright is a board-certified neurologist who treats people with movement disorders, including Parkinson's disease, dystonia, tremor, ataxia, chorea, tics, tardive syndromes and other rare diseases.

As an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosciences, he trains medical students, residents and fellows at UC San Diego School of Medicine. He also conducts research on gait and balance in neurodegenerative diseases; clinical research in Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and other movement disorders; mechanisms and outcomes of deep brain stimulation surgery; and outcomes of continuous intraintestinal levodopa infusion. His research has been published in several peer-reviewed journals.

For more information, see the Neurological Institute website, https://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/neuro/Pages/default.aspx.

This meeting is held in support of Persons with Parkinson's disease, care partners and people interested in improving the world of those affected by Parkinson’s disease. There is no cost associated with this Zoom meeting.

Contact Irene at 760-731-0171, [email protected] or Caryl at [email protected] with any questions or concerns about joining a Zoom meeting. Anyone joining as a new attendee to the group can email to request a Zoom invite.

Fallbrook Parkinson's Support Group is an affiliate group of North County Parkinson's Support Group. https://ncpsg.org/.

Submitted by Fallbrook Parkinson's Support Group.