MDS Podcast Hot Topic: Subcutaneous levodopa infusion
Dr. Hugo Morales Briceno interviews Prof. Ray Chaudhuri to discuss the real world-use of levodopa subcutaneous infusion in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
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MDS Podcast Vibrotactile foot stimulation for freezing of gait
Dr. Chan joins the podcast to discuss the results of their pilot study with Dr. Eduardo De Pablo-Fernández. The study uses a foot vibrotactile stimulation as an external cue for the treatment of freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease. Together they discuss how vibrotactile devices can be implemented in clinical practice. Read the article.
Read MoreMDS Podcast Video-based machine learning for tic detection
In this episode, Prof. Alexander Münchau talks about how machine learning video-based assessments can be leveraged to quantify tics in Tourette syndrome and how this technology has the potential to assist clinicians in tic detection. Read the article.
Read MoreMDS Podcast Tremor Series: What’s in store? The future of tremor research
In this episode, Dr. Aasef Shaikh and Dr. Ming-Kai Pan give us a virtual guided tour of their labs, particularly discussing what they are presently working on. They further elaborate on how these studies can inform our understanding of tremor physiology and where they believe the field should be heading in order to finally understand…
Read MoreMDS Podcast Defining Parkinson’s disease: where we are, where we are headed
Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Victor Fung, President of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society and lead author of the recent viewpoint published in the Movement Disorders journal. Together, they explore the biological definition and classification of Parkinson’s disease, discussing its key insights, future prospects, and the implications of recent advances in the field….
Read MoreMDS Podcast Tremor Series: The novel pharmacological and surgical treatments for tremor
In this episode Dr. Ludy Shih briefly describes the current approach to tremor, including pharmacological treatments, botulinum toxin injections and deep brain stimulation. She further dives into the exciting new developments of the past few years and new drugs coming down the pipeline.
Read MoreMDS Podcast Tremor Series: What’s essential tremor?
In this episode, the two souls at the center of the new tremor classification join the MDS Podcast to discuss what essential tremor is. Listen as Prof. Kailash Bhatia and Prof. Günther Deuschl walk you through their clinical methods and future outlook on essential tremor. Do they agree? Disagree?
Read MoreMDS Podcast Skin tau as a biomarker of Huntington’s disease
Growing evidence suggests a contributory role of tau protein in the pathogenesis of Huntington’s disease. In this episode, Dr. Eduardo de Pablo-Fernández discusses the potential role of skin tau quantification as a biomarker for Huntington’s disease with Dr. Jaime Kulisevsky and Dr. Iñigo Ruiz-Barrio. The authors discuss the results of the recent study correlating skin…
Read MoreMDS Podcast Tremor Series: So common, so difficult: The phenomenology of tremor
In this episode Dr. Alfonso Fasano interviews Dr. Petra Schwingenschuh on her approach to tremor in the clinic. She further explains the importance of a good history taking, how to clinically assess tremor of different body parts, and how to diagnose functional tremor.
Read MoreMDS Podcast World Movement Disorders Day: Stigma in pediatric movement disorders
Dr. Sara Schaefer interviews Dr. Jaclyn Martindale on stigma in the experiences of individuals with pediatric movement disorders and tic disorders. They discuss the reasons behind stigma, types of stigma, and ways that stigma is perpetuated and mitigated in this special episode for World Movement Disorders Day 2024.
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