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Professor Anna Rita Bentivoglio and the team of the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Clinic at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome introduce us to the reality of their center where Parkinson's Disease is treated with a multidisciplinary approach to ensure the patient and his family the best physical and psychological support. Let's find out together what Parkinson's is - a neurological disease linked to the production of dopamine characterized by problems with movement, language, and swallowing. English: The Professor and her collaborators explain how to arrive at the definitive diagnosis with the clinical evaluation and the gait analysis to assess the stage of the disease and set up the most suitable therapeutic plan for the patient, which are the pharmacological therapies of choice for the control of tremors and other symptoms over the years, always trying to minimize the side effects of L-dopa, which surgical interventions are indicated in case of failure to respond to drugs or in cases where the quality of life is severely compromised (Deep Brian Stimulation, Peg...) and the results after many years of the application of the different devices, the importance of rehabilitation and the various types of physiotherapy depending on the severity of the symptoms and the general state of health of the patient, the management of comorbidities in elderly and frail patients to assess the interaction of drugs and the need to manage therapies and rehabilitation models in synergy, the importance of speech therapy to maintain and improve the ability to express oneself, the evaluation of any psychological problems related to the disease but also to the side effects of drugs such as depression or some forms of psychosis. Psychological support for the patient and his family, the caregiver first and foremost, is also essential to ensure the serenity needed to deal with a pathology that involves not only the body but also the psyche, imprisoning muscles and emotions. A multidisciplinary center is therefore essential for taking care of the patient at 360° and for dealing with a complex pathology with the aim of offering patients the best possible quality of life for as long as possible.