The Center for Brain Repair at the Florida State University College of Medicine is sponsoring a symposium to spread understanding of an often misdiagnosed neurological disorder. The symposium offers an opportunity to hear about the disorder from varying perspectives – family members learning to cope, a neurologist seeking to educate others about diagnosis and treatment and a neuroscientist whose research seeks to improve understanding and treatment methods.

Tallahassee businessman Erwin Jackson, Ph.D., and his wife Stephanie will discuss how their family was impacted when their son, Brian, was afflicted with dystonia in 2005 at the age of 15. Brian Jackson, now nearing graduation from Florida State University, will tell the story of his struggle from a first-hand perspective.

They will be joined by their host, Pradeep Bhide, Ph.D., the Betty Ann and Jim Rodgers Eminent Scholar Chair of Developmental Neuroscience at the College of Medicine. The panel also will include Nutan Sharma, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Dystonia Clinic at Massachusetts General Hospital and faculty member at Harvard Medical School.

Perspectives from a patient, parents, a neurologist and a neuroscientist
Tuesday, April 10
12-1 p.m.
Florida State University College of Medicine, room 1306