Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative condition that kills the brain cells which produce dopamine, which is critical for cellular communication. In this video, Melissa Houser, MD, a neurologist at Scripps Health, discusses the disease.
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Parkinson's disease is a neuro-degenerative condition which for reasons that are unknown begins to kill a certain type of brain cell that produces a chemical called dopamine which is critical for the cells talking to each other. Those cells are in charge of movement or what we call motor control and other cognitive non-motor sort of circulatory in the brain.
Melissa Houser, MD, is the clinical director of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center at Scripps Clinic in San Diego. She discusses research into causes and treatment of Parkinson’s disease, including stem cell research.
