The fastest way to find something you are looking for is to use the search bar. Type in a word such as constipation, or a term in quotes such as “off time,” and every article that contains that word or term will show up in order of most recent. Don’t complicate it, use as few words as possible.
The Article Table of Contents is a list of every article published since we started in 2016. There is a brief excerpt from each article. This is somewhat helpful, but can be tedious if you are trying to scan quickly. I wish I could eliminate that feature, but it is a website issue, and I am not a computer or website guy (WordPress is nothing short of confusing to me and I think it was designed with people who already “get it” in mind). Whatever the case, those factors account for some of the clunkiness you may encounter from time to time.
Take a look at the other menu features (on a desktop computer), or use the “hamburger” icon (the three stacked lines usually in the top right or left corner of the screen on the home page) on a cell phone. This includes Articles by Category, Movement Disorder Docs in Maine, PD Pearls, and Upcoming Events.
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Why is the Contact Us feature disabled? Scammers, strange messages, malware attacks, etc. are part of the life of a website. They were overwhelming the inbox.
Bill Stamey, November 2022
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A Brief Website Update, Fall 2022
Maine PD News suspended the normal format in 2020 to keep Mainers with PD apprised of the risk of COVID-19. While the pandemic is not truly over, and it seems COVID-19 has become endemic, the need to continue updates about the disease in this area is less clear. I advise you all to keep informed via reliable sources, be vaccinated unless there is a truly legitimate contraindication, and please avoid getting sick. As for the format of this website, it is still a good source of information about PD, and you have only to use the search function or check to table of contents for older articles in our database. There is a lot here about PD, and several authors have contributed since we started in 2016. I will continue to post articles from time to time, but at this point am not resuming the quarterly newsletter.
Wishing you good health,
Bill Stamey, Fall 2022
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COVID
Maine PD News has temporarily suspended the normal format to keep Mainers with PD apprised of the risk of COVID-19, and of relevant activities in our state. Older people are at higher risk of complication from this virus, and I want to help you avoid the virus. Much of this information presented here is about the COVID-19 disease, and applies to people with PD everywhere. As always, if you are not a Mainer you are still welcome on this website.
I want to take a moment to explain why a neurologist would write about a viral infection. As a medical doctor I am interested in virology, and as a neurologist I am familiar with many infections of the nervous system. Prior to medical school I earned a bachelor of science in microbiology, spent four years working in a microbial genetics lab, and took a graduate seminar in virology and infectious disease.
I wish you all good health.
For MPDN COVID-19 updates, go to Article Table of Contents.
Otherwise, check the Article Table of Contents to see a list of relevant articles.
Other useful links:
Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
Bill Stamey, M.D., Spring 2020
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About MPDN
Maine PD News is a quarterly newsletter about Parkinson’s disease in and out of the state, and is intended for PD patients and their caregivers. This is not a site for medical advice. Instead, I hope as editor to bring thought-provoking and helpful information about treatment, resources, specialists, affiliated health care providers, data from new published studies, news items in PD and science at large as it may pertain to PD. There is a great deal out there that is science-based, and there is a great deal that is not. Science is spoken here.
This is a unique time because movement disorders has grown in our state in the last few years and we have five fellowship trained movement disorders subspecialists: Drs. Poulopoulos and Unia in Bangor, Drs. Kleinman and Dodwell in the Portland area, and myself in Brunswick. We have also seen a growth in related PD care with exercise classes and programs directed at patients. Physical therapy is much more widespread, patients are reporting more involvement in the support groups, and networking is bigger and better in our PD community, in no small part due to all who have come before us. I think their perspective is important. Enough for now; let’s get started. Articles are accessed by clicking on the link in the menu. You may print, email, or share an article by clicking the “share” button below articles. If you would like to subscribe and receive new articles or posts by email, please add your email address and hit the subscribe button.
-Bill Stamey, M.D., April 2016
Maine PD News receives no outside funding or support and this is a strictly not-for-profit enterprise.