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Lucky Man: A review of Michael J Fox’s memoir

Lucky Man: A review of Michael J Fox’s memoir

FromPractical Neurology Podcast


Lucky Man: A review of Michael J Fox’s memoir

FromPractical Neurology Podcast

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jul 29, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Michael J Fox, star of the Back to the Future trilogy, was born in 1961, moved to Hollywood aged 18 and while avidly lapping up the customary attention and refreshments, he developed Parkinson’s disease. He has now authored a memoir describing his experience of the disease alongside his career as an actor. PN editor Phil Smith gathered the PN book club to discuss the memoir with Fox's neurologist from the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Allan Ropper, and in this podcast you can hear his thoughts, as well as contributions from book club lead Katherine Harding, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Wales, and Huw Morris, expert in early onset Parkinson's, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.You can also hear each contributor's interview in full.Allan Ropper: http://goo.gl/tsl2p3Katherine Harding: http://goo.gl/8B6ENwHuw Morris: http://goo.gl/3gRqNYRead Dr Harding's review of 'Lucky Man': http://pn.bmj.com/content/14/4/283.full
Released:
Jul 29, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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