Some Useful Links

APDA links

American Parkinson Disease Association (national office in New York)

APDA National Young Onset Center

National Resource Center for Rehabilitation

The APDA is not affiliated with the following sites and is not responsible for the content.  These links are provided as an informational service only. 

Parkinson's Disease

• National Institutes of Health Exploratory Trials

• European Parkinson's Disease Association

• Medline Plus (NIH medical information)

• Parkinsons and Movement Disorders Center of Maryland

• PD clinical trials in the USA

• The Veteran Support Center 

• Patients Like Me.  An online Parkinson's Disease community.

• Deep Brain Stimulator

• Parkinson's Disease: A Guide for Patients & Families (educational video shown in three parts on YouTube)

To be listed on the Parkinson's Information Exchange Network, and receive e-mails about updates on PD research, click here and follow the instructions on the web page.

Neurology and Movement Disorders

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

• American Academy of Neurology

• Neurology Publications in The Lancet 

• The Neurology Channel

• We Move

PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy)

• Cure PSP

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (PSP info')

• Mayo Clinic (PSP info')

Caregivers

For the caregiver, especially those with aged parents, 

• Help With My Parents - goes to a Utah page.  Can then select different UT cities.

• Utah Coalition for Caregiver Support - a statewide coalition providing advocacy, information and support for caregivers.

• Family Caregiver Alliance - national center on caregiving.

• Caring.com - caring for aging parents

• Lotsa Helping Hands - web-based caregiving coordination service