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  3. Silke Cresswell

Silke Cresswell

Associate Professor
VCH Clinical Title(s)
Movement Disorder Neurologist
Research Focus
BrainParkinson's Disease Rehabilitation Intervention
Degrees / Designations

MD, FRCPC

Contact Info
silkec@mail.ubc.ca
604-822-7754

Research Studies

Brain and Nerves

Studying the use of BOTOX to treat essential tremor

Brain and Nerves

Drug study of PRAX-944 to treat adults with essential tremor

Parkinson's Disease, Anxiety

Treating Anxiety in Parkinson's Disease With a Multi-Strain Probiotic (TAP)

Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's disease and the microbiome of the gut and nose

Parkinson's Disease

Coping styles and their correlation to outcomes in Parkinson's Disease

News and Awards

MIND diet associated with delayed onset of Parkinson’s disease

Jan 6, 2022

Probiotics may aid in relieving Parkinson’s-related anxiety

Jul 25, 2021

The secrets of a healthy gut

Dec 6, 2017

Brain disease and the belly: new links between Parkinson’s disease and the gut

Jun 3, 2017

Publications

  • Journal of movement disorders -

    p.Met233Val in a Complex Neurodegenerative Movement and Neuropsychiatric Disorder.

    Appel-Cresswell S, Guella I, Lehman A, Foti D, Farrer MJ
  • Neurology -

    Caffeine as symptomatic treatment for Parkinson disease (Café-PD): A randomized trial.

    Postuma RB, Anang J, Pelletier A, Joseph L, Moscovich M, Grimes D, Furtado S, Munhoz RP, Appel-Cresswell S, Moro A, Borys A, Hobson D, Lang AE
  • Annals of neurology -

    The gut microbiome in human neurological disease: A review.

    Tremlett H, Bauer KC, Appel-Cresswell S, Finlay BB, Waubant E
  • Parkinsonism & related disorders -

    Gender differences in Parkinson's disease depression.

    Perrin AJ, Nosova E, Co K, Book A, Iu O, Silva V, Thompson C, McKeown MJ, Stoessl AJ, Farrer MJ, Appel-Cresswell S
  • The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques -

    Medical Management of Parkinson's Disease after Initiation of Deep Brain Stimulation.

    Fasano A, Appel-Cresswell S, Jog M, Zurowkski M, Duff-Canning S, Cohn M, Picillo M, Honey CR, Panisset M, Munhoz RP
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