EAN 2017 | Markers for the preclinical and prodromal stages of Parkinson’s disease

Wolfgang H. Oertel, MD, PhD from the University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany discusses the markers for the preclinical and prodromal stages of Parkinson’s disease. Prof. Oertel discusses the diagnosis of Parkinson’s, REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), the Braak hypothesis and the role of the gut microbiome and stomach contractions in Parkinson’s disease.
Recorded at the 2017 Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.