Alim Louis Benabid, Pioneer In Treatment Of Parkinson’s Disease, Receives Lasker Foundation Award

GRENOBLE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prof. Alim-Louis Benabid, chairman of the board of the French bio-medical research center Clinatec and member of the French Académie des Sciences, has been named co-winner of the prestigious 2014 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation in New York City.

Benabid and co-winner Mahlon R. DeLong of Emory University were honored for their separate contributions to developing high frequency deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus, a surgical technique that reduces tremors and restores motor function in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). The technique is indicated for PD patients who suffer complications from Levodopa, a commonly used medication for treating the disease.

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