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The Parkinson's Drug Trial: A Miracle Cure? - Episode Guide

Season 1

Episode 1

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Feb 28, 2019

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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.

Episode 2

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Mar 7, 2019

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The results are revealed of a six-year medical trial into a new treatment for Parkinson's. Can it give hope to ten million Parkinson's sufferers worldwide?

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