ElizabethCoeplandUSA,
Welcome! Since you are in central Florida, I don't know if you are able to go to UF in Gainesville, but if you are, the doctor in charge of the research protocol is Aparna Wagle Shukla, MD.
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- Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:18 am
- Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
- Topic: Florida clinical trial
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- Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:41 pm
- Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
- Topic: Florida clinical trial
- Replies: 62
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Re: Florida clinical trial
Dad underwent the procedure last week. He spent 2 days at the University of Florida neurology research center. Since then he is like a whole new person. He doesn't shake very much at all and is able to stand without having tremors or falling. He is also able to put pressure on his arms without shaki...
- Mon Feb 06, 2017 3:12 pm
- Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
- Topic: Florida clinical trial
- Replies: 62
- Views: 55446
Re: Florida clinical trial
I am really sorry to hear about your frustrations. My Dad lives in Florida, so perhaps that's why he was accepted into the study.
- Fri Feb 03, 2017 3:22 pm
- Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
- Topic: Florida clinical trial
- Replies: 62
- Views: 55446
Re: Florida clinical trial
His procedure is next week. It is an outpatient procedure called transcranial magnetic stimulation, as I stated in my previous post. We are not sure 100% what is involved, but we think he sits under a medical device that "zaps" one side of his brain every second for 15 minutes, then they w...
- Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:40 am
- Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
- Topic: Florida clinical trial
- Replies: 62
- Views: 55446
Re: Florida clinical trial
Thank you. Please let me know if you or anyone else has questions about his procedure. I am here to help as much as I can.
- Wed Feb 01, 2017 3:24 pm
- Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
- Topic: Florida clinical trial
- Replies: 62
- Views: 55446
Re: Florida clinical trial
Hello everyone. I am new here and this is my first post. My father has severe OT and is enrolled in the University of Florida research project. Next week he will undergo transcranial magnetic stimulation. I know some other people on this forum are interested, so when he is complete with the procedur...