May 23, 2013

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TMC Medical Minutes: Parkinson’s disease

While several celebrities and former athletes have brought their fight against Parkinson’s disease to the public. But many of us may not understand what this disease is all about. Neurologist Dr. Stafford Conway explains the disease and its effects on those that are diagnosed with it.


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