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Maria Schmidt, C.R.N.P., D.N.P., R.N., is a movement disorders nurse practitioner specializing in symptom management for people with atypical Parkinsonian disorders such as progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal syndrome (CBS), multiple system atrophy (MSA) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), as well as Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders affecting movement and cognitive function. Schmidt offers personalized care that combines holistic and nonmedication treatments, such as music-based rehabilitation, with medication treatments and other therapies. She helps patients and coordinates care as part of the Atypical Parkinsonism Center (also designated a...