Brain Support Network

Brain Support Network (BSN) is a non-profit organization focused on the needs of families dealing with the four neurodegenerative disorders collectively known as "Atypical Parkinsonism Disorders":  Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), Corticobasal Syndrome/Degeneration (CBS or CBD), and Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB, sometimes called Lewy body dementia, LBD).  While sharing many symptoms of—and often confused with—the more-common Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s diseases, these four disorders have distinct brain pathologies, no cures, and virtually no treatments.

BSN has three missions:  (1) Encourage and facilitate brain donation for neurological disorders to support research for a cure,  (2) Educate families coping with atypical parkinsonism disorders so they can be better advocates of their loved-ones, and (3) Organize Northern/Central California Support Group meetings for these disorders.