VCU Parkinson's & Movement Disorders Center

VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center researchers investigating living well with Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Sarah Lageman and Andrea Garroway, M.S., a VCU doctoral psychology student, are conducting a survey investigating how people are able to live well with Parkinson’s disease.  The goal of this study is to gain a better understanding of how people’s resilience [...]

VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center a co-sponsor for the 2013 Parkinson’s Disease Community Education Day on Saturday, October 12, 2013 Save the date for this annual conference for individuals and families affected by Parkinson’s Disease.  This year’s conference registration will open on August 1, 2013 – sign up for our mailing list to receive [...]

Dr. Leslie Cloud, neurologist and researcher with the VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center is conducting a study to learn about gastrointestinal problems in Parkinson’s. Gastrointestinal problems are frequently reported by people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), but these problems have not been well studied and there are not many effective treatments.  The purpose of this [...]

Researchers at VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center seek volunteers for clinical research studies Clinical research is integral to advance our understanding of Parkinson’s and movement disorders.  Researchers at VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center rely on volunteers to partner in the quest to learn more about these diseases. By volunteering to participate in clinical [...]

VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center neurologists participating in  research to learn more about dystonia Dystonia is a disorder involving excessive involuntary contraction of muscles with repetitive and patterned movements.  Researchers want to learn more about the causes of dystonia and how the symptoms of the disorder may progress over time.  To be eligible to [...]

VCU Hosted successful Huntington Disease Community Education Day workshop featuring Huntington Disease experts and resources The Virginia Commonwealth University Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center hosted the Huntington Disease Community Education Day on Saturday, May 4, 2013. Sixty participants, made up of caregivers, people with HD, at-risk individuals, health professionals and students in the VCU OT [...]

Claudia Testa, MD, PhD, a neurologist and researcher with the VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center is now recruiting participants for a study examining the biology of essential tremor. Essential tremor (ET), sometimes referred to as benign essential tremor, is a common movement disorder that causes rhythmic tremors or shaking.  It can affect a person’s [...]

James P. Bennett, Jr, MD, PhD, director of the VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center spoke about the aging brain at a Congressional Caucus hosted by the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation. Dr. James Bennett, Bemiss Professor and Director of the VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center, was invited to present to a Congressional Caucus hosted [...]

The VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center is co-hosting a Huntington Disease Community Education Day on Saturday, May 4, 2013. Members of the Huntington Disease community are invited to attend this conference to learn about advances in clinical care and research, and how to identify resources to improve quality of life. The program features presentations [...]

VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center researchers are conducting a research study to investigate how people are able to live well with Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Sarah Lageman and Andrea Garroway, M.S., a doctoral student in the VCU Department of Psychology are conducting this survey project, with a goal to better understand how people’s resilience and [...]