Welcome to the St. Louis Chapter of APDA
The St. Louis APDA Information and Referral Center is located in the Department of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine. It is one of the largest among the APDA Centers in the United States.
The primary function of our Center is to serve as a central location where people with PD, caregivers, medical professionals, students and other interested individuals can call or write to receive the latest information...
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Date: 09/18/2008
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Kirkwood, MO
Date: 09/25/2008
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Kirkwood, MO
Date: 10/02/2008
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Kirkwood, MO
Date: 10/08/2008
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Kirkwood, MO
Yes, we are open for business! If you haven't stopped by to visit the Parkinson Resource Center located at 1415 Elbridge Payne, Suite 168, in Chesterfield, you must put it on your "to do" list. We are off of the Chesterfield Parkway, in an office building which is located just behind the PF Chang's parking lot (near Clarkson Road and the Chesterfield Mall).
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic neurological disorder due to the lack of the chemical dopamine in the brain. Dopamine controls movement, posture, and walking. Common symptoms of the disease are tremors, rigidity and bradykinesia (slow movement). Other manifestations of PD may include stooped posture, speech and swallowing problems, a mask-like facial expression, shuffling gait, arms kept fixed to the side of the body when walking, difficulty with fine hand movements and micrographia (small handwriting). PD symptoms may appear on one or both sides of the body. Signs of the disease have a slow, gradual onset. The cause of PD is still unknown.
APDA has contributed more than $30 million to PD research and another $30 million to patient and caregiver support and education. Be an APDA partner in its mission. Each donation helps us to Ease the Burden - Find the Cure. Find out how you can help »