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Medical Author:

Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD

Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD

Dr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications.

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Medical Editor:

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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Author: Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

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DementiaGuide, "About Dementia." 3 May 2013.

Hauser, Robert A., et al. "Parkinson Disease." Medscape. 25 Mar. 2013.

Hauser, Robert A., et al. "Parkinson Disease Clinical Presentation." Medscape. 25 Mar. 2013.

Helpguide. "Parkinson's Disease & Parkinson's Dementia."

Lewy Body Dementia Association, Inc. "What Is LBD?" 2012.

Previous contributing authors and editors: Author: Jose G Merino, MD, Staff Clinician, Section of Stroke Diagnostics and Therapeutics, National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health. Coauthor(s): Jose Luchsinger, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; Zhigao Huang, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Director of Parkinson's Center, Department of Neurology, University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville. Editors: Nestor Galvez-Jimenez, MD, Program Director of Movement Disorders, Director of Neurology Residency Training Program, Department of Neurology, Division of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Florida; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Helmi L Lutsep, MD, Associate Director, Oregon Stroke Center; Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University.

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