Langston, J. W.
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- The Case of the frozen addict [VR] c1986:credit frame (Dr. J.W. Langston, head of neur. (1981-85), Valley Med. Ctr.)
- Am. med. dir., 29th ed., 1985,p. 721 (Langston, James Wm.)
- Etiology of Parkinson's disease, c1995:CIP t.p. (J. William Langston; Parkinson's Inst., Sunnyvale, Calif.) data sheet (b. 3/22/43)
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J. William Langston is the founder and chief scientific officer, movement disorder specialist, and chief executive officer of the Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center in Sunnyvale, California, the founding member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Michael J. Fox Foundation and the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Parkinson's Disease. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Medicine. Langston was formerly a faculty member at Stanford University and Chairman of Neurology at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California. Langston has authored or co-authored some 360 peer-reviewed articles in the field of neurology, most of which are on Parkinson's disease and related disorders. Langston gained national and international recognition in 1982 for the discovery of the link between a "synthetic heroin" contaminant (MPTP) and parkinsonism.
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