The Parkinson's Drug Trial: A Miracle Cure?

Name: The Parkinson's Drug Trial: A Miracle Cure?
Released: 2019-02-28
Rating: 7.5

2019 · Documentary · 1 Season · 2 Episodes · 7.5

Filmed over six years, 42 people with Parkinson's take part in a groundbreaking medical trial. Can the results give hope to 10 million Parkinson's sufferers worldwide?

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Season 1

E11. Episode 12019-02-28In this moving first episode, cameras follow Professor Gill performing surgery on all the volunteers to implant the device he has designed that enables delivery of GDNF to a deep part of the brain. The device comprises four catheters placed in the putamen (a part of the brain key in Parkinson's) that link to a port embedded in the side of the skull through which GDNF can be infused monthly.E22. Episode 260m · 2019-03-07The results are revealed of a six-year medical trial into a new treatment for Parkinson's. Can it give hope to ten million Parkinson's sufferers worldwide?

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Kate Fleetwood

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The Parkinson's Drug Trial: A Miracle Cure?

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