The Parkinson's Drug Trial: A Miracle Cure? — Season 1, Episode 1: Episode 1
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 2 episodes • ★ 7.5/10
Episode synopsis
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.
About The Parkinson's Drug Trial: A Miracle Cure?
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?