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Parkinson’s disease

Maintain your quality of life through a unique learning experience

Welcome to the Zurich Patient Network (PPN). PPN provides easy to understand information about Parkinson's disease (PD) from trusted experts in the field of PD through a series of educational videos and interactive educational infographics.

These are designed to provide you with information to facilitate communications between you and your doctor that allows you to build a plan to maintain and improve the quality of your daily living.
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Understanding your symptoms

Parkinson’s disease is more than just tremors

Parkinson's disease (PD) is commonly associated with tremors and slowness of movement. But in addition to understanding such motor symptoms, it is important to understand that PD can cause a variety of nonmotor complications, some of which might occur even before the patient is diagnosed.

Our educational videos and additional content are designed to provide you with information explaining the various symptoms associated with PD, including motor and nonmotor symptoms, and ranging from the time of diagnosis to many years later. The Zurich Patient Network allows you to learn from trusted experts by watching them in their discussions with patients with PD.
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Treatment options

Learn about medications and surgical treatments that help you maintain your quality of life

Though Parkinson's disease (PD) cannot be cured at this time, there exist a wide array of medications that can help you live a close to normal life. The educational videos and additional content produced by the Zurich Patient Network provide you with information explaining treatment options you can discuss with your doctor.

In our videos, you will see experienced physicians explaining medication options, ranging from how to treat a newly diagnosed patient all the way to treating patients who have had PD for many, many years. The videos discuss medications that address motor symptoms (such as tremors and slowness of movement) as well as nonmotor symptoms (including anxiety and depression).
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Welcome to PPN's Parkinson's disease video library. Whether you’re newly diagnosed or have been living with PD for years we know you have questions. Let our expert thought leaders in the field of PD provide you with the answers by selecting from the categories below. Not sure where to start? We suggest you click here to learn more about what your diagnosis means.
News & Updates

Courtesy of our friends at the

Michael J. Fox Foundation

Aug 31, 2018

Ask the MD: What Is Dystonia?

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Aug 30, 2018

Funding for Neurological Disease Database Passes the Senate

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Aug 29, 2018

Changes in the Eye May Be a Window to Parkinson's Disease

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Aug 28, 2018

Foundation Thanks Senator McCain for Contributions to Parkinson's Research

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Aug 27, 2018

Our 2018 Summer Interns are Leaders in the Office and Community

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Aug 24, 2018

Exercise and Parkinson's: Frequently Asked Questions

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Aug 22, 2018

Podcast: Urinary Problems in Parkinson's Disease

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Aug 20, 2018

Trials Testing New Therapies for Parkinson's Symptoms

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Aug 17, 2018

'Parkinson's Story Exchange' Highlights Voices of People Living with the Disease

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Aug 15, 2018

Tests for Parkinson's within Reach

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Courtesy of our friends at the Michael J. Fox Foundation
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World Parkinson Coalition

Aug 30, 2018

Creating Community

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Aug 20, 2018

Procrastinator or Planner? At the Crossroads

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Aug 15, 2018

Why I Am Excited and Optimistic About the Prospects of Finding Neuroprotective Therapies in Parkinson's Disease

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Aug 13, 2018

Etiquette in Clinical Research: Some Do's and Don'ts When You Sign Up

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Aug 6, 2018

Parkinson's Research - Are We Standing Still or Making Progress?

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Jul 30, 2018

Why Does It Take So Long?

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Jul 24, 2018

Anyone Can Improve Their Balance

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Jul 16, 2018

Bacteria and Parkinson's Disease

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Jul 9, 2018

Hope and the Top of the Pyramid

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Jul 3, 2018

Finding the Keys to Living Well with Parkinson's

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Jun 25, 2018

Fear is a Four-Letter Word

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Jun 18, 2018

Why Have We Failed In Our Attempts To Develop A Neuroprotective Therapy For Parkinson's? How Can We Improve This Situation?

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Jun 11, 2018

Swallow Problems May Start Early

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Jun 4, 2018

Travel: A Nightmare or Sweet Dream

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May 29, 2018

Misperceptions

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May 21, 2018

Planet Patient vs Planet Researcher

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May 14, 2018

When PD Starts: Can We Diagnose Parkinson Disease Before The Onset Of Motor Symptoms?

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May 7, 2018

"Good Days and Bad Days" with Parkinson's Disease

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May 1, 2018

Vision Disorders in Parkinson's Disease and Clinical Implications

by Dan Gold DO & Andrew Billnitzer MD, MPH
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Apr 21, 2018

Physio, Exercise and The Joys of Dual Tasking

by Sue Lord, PhD
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Apr 18, 2018

Finding Connections: James Parkinson, Turtles, and Hope

by Gammon M. Earhart, PT, PhD
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Apr 13, 2018

The Puzzling Features of Fatigue

by Joseph H. Friedman, MD
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Apr 5, 2018

What is the Report Card on Symptomatic, Cure-Based and Disease Modifying Strategies for Parkinson’s Disease?

by Michael Okun, MD
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Mar 23, 2018

The Global Community of Parkinson's

by Sharon Krischer
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Mar 16, 2018

The Future of iPS Cell Transplantation in Parkinson’s Disease

by Ryuji Kaji MD, PhD
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Mar 13, 2018

Gratitude and the Rear View Mirror

by Suzette Shahmoon, PhD Candidate
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Mar 2, 2018

Accelerating PD Research by Going Back to Basics

by Marion Delenclos, PhD
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Feb 28, 2018

Dealing with Diagnosis

by Joe Lacy
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Feb 26, 2018

Yoga and Parkinson's Disease

by Indu Subramanian, MD
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Feb 21, 2018

Could Dogs be the Portal to Early Detection & Prevention?

by Laurie K. Mischley, ND PhD MPH
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Feb 12, 2018

Balancing Safety and Urgency

by Soania Mathur, MD
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Feb 7, 2018

To Know, Or Not To Know

by Benjamin Stecher
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Feb 2, 2018

Frequently Asked Questions about the Cognitive and Behavior Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation

by Alexander I. Tröster, PhD
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Jan 31, 2018

Re-purposing Old Drugs for New Treatments for Parkinson's Disease: Can an Asthma Drug Slow Progression of PD

by John G. Nutt, MD
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Jan 22, 2018

Parkinson's disease, Precision Medicine, and LRRK2

by Matthew Farrer, PhD
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Jan 17, 2018

Palliative Care Is About Living As Well As Possible For As Long As Possible

by Benzi Kluger MD, MS
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Jan 8, 2018

The Emotional Side Effects of Cognitive Change

by Elaine Book, MSW, RSW
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Jan 3, 2018

Planning For Prevention. It Is Time.

by Michael Schwarzschild, MD PhD
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Dec 27, 2017

If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It!

by Elisabeth Ildal
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Dec 19, 2017

Patient Advocates Respond to the PD Pandemic

by Sara Riggare MSc, PhD candidate & Jonathan A. Stamford BSc, PhD, DSc
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Dec 19, 2017

How I Live Well With Parkinson's

by Garry Ballenger
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Dec 14, 2017

Look, Listen and Learn: The Importance of Patients(ce)

by Daniel Weintraub, MD
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Dec 11, 2017

You May Have The Upper Hand For Now, But You Will Not Win

by Malin Parmar, PhD
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Dec 4, 2017

Parkinson’s Disease and Music: Bringing Together Community with a Therapy for All

by Matthew Brodsky, MD
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Nov 29, 2017

Investing in Yourself

by Allison Smith, MA, LMFT
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Nov 27, 2017

Why We Are Excited About MRI of Neuromelanin to Predict Parkinson's

by David Sulzer, PhD & Luigi Zecca MD, PhD
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Nov 20, 2017

The Power of Addition

by Dave Iverson
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Nov 13, 2017

The State of Nursing Education on Parkinson's Disease

by Gwyn M. Vernon, MSN, RN, CRNP
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Nov 6, 2017

Where Are You?

by Omotola Thomas, MSc
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Nov 2, 2017

How Parkinson's May Make Swallowing Difficult

by Hanneke Kalf, PhD, SLP-CCC
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Oct 23, 2017

The Risk of Over Giving

by Julie Carter RN, MN, ANP
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Oct 16, 2017

Medical Community Stuck on Therapeutic Strategies That are Counter to Scientific Evidence

by Oscar S. Gershanik, MD
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Oct 11, 2017

The Role of Genetics in Personalized Medicine for Parkinson's Disease

by Nir Giladi, MD
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Oct 2, 2017

Raising Awareness of PD Shame and Embarrassment

by Julio F. Angulo, PhD
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Sep 25, 2017

The FDA and Oversight of Stem Cells: Implications for Parkinson’s Disease

by Jeffrey H. Kordower, PhD and Patrik Brundin MD, PhD
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Sep 19, 2017

Advice For Those With A Curiosity To Find A Cure For The Shaking Palsy

by A.J. Lees MD, FRCP, FMedSci
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Sep 18, 2017

Serendipity, Benevolence, Acorns And Oaks: Enabling Improved Care Of PwP In Sub-Saharan Africa

by Njideka U. Okubadejo, MBChB, FMCP
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Sep 11, 2017

Advocacy at Altitude

by Andy McDowell
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Sep 4, 2017

Personal Intimacy and Sexuality in Parkinson's Disease

by Gila Bronner, MPH, MSW
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Aug 7, 2017

Optimism from a Realist

by Kalpana Merchant, PhD
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Jul 31, 2017

Waiting and Hoping

by Jon Palfreman, PhD
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Jul 24, 2017

LRRK2: It’s Not All About The Neurons

by Darcie A. Cook and Malú G. Tansey, PhD
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Jul 20, 2017

Reducing Stress through Communication

by Peter Fletcher, MB ChB FRCP MSc
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Jul 17, 2017

To Predict and Prevent

by Matthew Farrer, PhD
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Jul 10, 2017

Developing disease-modifying therapies in Parkinson’s Disease: The buzz about LRRK2 kinase inhibitors

by Andrew B. West, PhD
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Jul 3, 2017

Dance for PD

by David Leventhal
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Jun 26, 2017

Bringing down the barriers: The Latin American Research consortium on the Genetics of Parkinson’s Disease (LARGE-PD)

by Ignacio F. Mata, PhD
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Jun 19, 2017

Tom Isaacs - ROCK STAR

by Jon Stamford, BSc PhD DSc
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Jun 16, 2017

Towards an Understanding of the Cognitive Changes in Parkinson's

by Javier Castro-Hernández, MD & David Finkelstein, PhD
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Jun 12, 2017

Get Out and Keep Going

by Linda Olsen, MD
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Jun 2, 2017

Personalised Medicine and Parkinson's Disease: From Genes to Personality

by Nataliya Titova, MD, PhD & K. Ray Chaudhuri, MD, FRCP, DSc
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Jun 1, 2017

Our Favorite Memories of Tom Isaacs

by the WPC Staff
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May 29, 2017

The Flu and You: How Viruses Influence the Risk of Parkinson's

by Richard Smeyne, PhD
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May 22, 2017

HOW and WHEN can we truly create a Global Parkinson’s Community?

by Maria Barretto, PhD
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May 15, 2017

“Tip-of-the-Iceberg” Opportunities in Parkinson’s Disease

by Madelyn C. Houser & Malú G. Tansey, PhD
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May 8, 2017

The US Parkinson’s Community: A Personal Assessment of the Impact of Two Decades of Change

by Robin Anthony Elliott
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May 1, 2017

Breakthrough on the Horizon

by Ted Dawson, MD, PhD
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Apr 24, 2017

Sweeter may be Bitter for Parkinson's Disease

by Tiago Fleming Outiero, PhD
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Apr 10, 2017

Taking the First Pill

by Rebecca Miller, PhD
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Apr 4, 2017

The Trials and Tribulation of Cell Transplants for Parkinson's Disease!

by Roger Barker PhD, MRCP
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Apr 1, 2017

Launching the WPC blog

by Stanley Fahn, MD, WPC Founder & President Emeritus
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