In the third edition of The Michael J. Fox Foundation's whiteboard video series, Dr. Rachel Dolhun, movement disorder specialist and vice president of medical communications, breaks down the basics of Parkinson’s disease.

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We gratefully acknowledge the Steering Committee members of our 2016 Disease Education Consortium and The Albert B. Glickman Parkinson’s Disease Education Program, whose sponsorship allows us to create and distribute materials such as the “What is Parkinson’s disease?” video while preserving our track record of efficiency in stewarding donor-raised contributions for maximum impact on Parkinson’s drug development. Sponsorship support does not influence MJFF’s content perspective or panelist selection.