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Grand Rounds: The Role of Early Life Exposures in Late Life Neurodegenerative Disorders - August 15, 2018

posted on Mar 16, 2020

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this activity, attendees should be able to:
  • Understand the descriptive epidemiology of the major neurodegenerative diseases
  • Describe the primary mechanistic processes thought to underly Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease
  • Identify at least one environmental risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease
  • Recognize the long prodromes in neurodegenerative diseases, and how these relate to both causation and potential therapeutic interventions

Presenter: Samuel M. Goldman, MD, MPH

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Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine & Neurology, University of California-San Francisco
Co-Director PEHSU Region 9
San Francisco, CA
 

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