The Parkinson's Drug Trial: A Miracle Cure? (2019)
Synopsis
Filmed over six years, 42 people with Parkinson's take part in a groundbreaking medical trial. Can the results give hope to 10 million Parkinson's sufferers worldwide?
First Air Date: 2019-02-28
Last Air Date: 2019-03-07
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 2
Networks: BBC Two
Top Cast
- Kate Fleetwood as Narrator
Seasons
Season 1 (2019)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Episode 1
In this moving first episode, cameras follow Professor Gill performing surgery on all the volunteers to implant the device he has designed that enables delivery of GDNF to a deep part of the brain. The device comprises four catheters placed in the putamen (a part of the brain key in Parkinson's) that link to a port embedded in the side of the skull through which GDNF can be infused monthly.
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Ep. 2: Episode 2
The results are revealed of a six-year medical trial into a new treatment for Parkinson's. Can it give hope to ten million Parkinson's sufferers worldwide?
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