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      • Motor symptoms
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      • Monitoring your Parkinson's
    • Treatments and therapies
      • Therapies
      • Exercise
      • Drug treatments
      • Side effects of Parkinson's drugs
      • Deep brain stimulation
  • Get Involved
    • Donate
      • Give in celebration
      • Give in memory
      • Leave a gift in your will
      • Other ways to give
      • Where your money goes
    • Fundraising and events
      • Find an event
      • Do your own local fundraising
      • Corporate fundraising
      • Order a fundraising pack
      • Pay in your fundraising
    • Volunteer
      • Find a volunteer role
      • Volunteer induction
      • Current volunteer resources
      • Login to Assemble
    • Campaign
      • Fighting for you in this crisis
      • Become a campaigner
      • Our benefits campaigns
      • Our health and social care campaigns
      • Parkinson's in Parliament
    • Uniting to end Parkinson's
      • Become a member
      • World Parkinson's Day
      • Parkinson's Is
      • Members' Day and AGM
  • Research
    • Explore our research
      • When will there be a cure for Parkinson's?
      • The Parkinson's Virtual Biotech
      • Our research projects
      • Our achievements so far
    • Get involved in research
      • Take part in research
      • Volunteer to help shape research
      • Research events
      • Parkinson's UK Brain Bank
      • Donate to research appeals
    • For Parkinson's researchers
      • Open funding calls
      • Information about our grants
      • Resources and support for researchers
      • Patient and Public Involvement
      • Recruit participants to your study
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