Podcast: MDS PODCAST: Defining Parkinson's disease

MDS Podcast Biomarker Updates: A conversation on biomarkers and diagnostics of Parkinson’s disease and related disorders

In this episode, Dr. David Burn shares his views with Prof. Tiago Outeiro on the topic of diagnostic and biomarkers in PD and atypical parkinsonism, and how these may impact the clinical practice. Recorded at the MDS-ES Focused Workshop: Diagnostic and Progression Biomarkers in Parkinson’s Disease and Atypical Parkinsonism, Feb. 29 – Mar. 02, 2024.

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MDS Podcast Biomarker Updates: Ongoing pharmacological developments in Parkinson’s disease and related disorders

In this episode, Prof. Olivier Rascol provides an overview of his presentation at the MDS-ES Focused Workshop: Diagnostic and Progression Biomarkers in Parkinson’s Disease and Atypical Parkinsonism, and discusses his view on ongoing efforts for the development of novel therapeutic strategies for Parkinson’s disease and related synucleinopathies.

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MDS Podcast Biomarker Updates: The immune system in Parkinson’s disease

In this episode, Prof. Romero Ramos provides an overview of her presentation at the MDS-ES Focused Workshop: Diagnostic and Progression Biomarkers in Parkinson’s Disease and Atypical Parkinsonism, and discusses the role of the immune system in Parkinson’s disease.

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MDS Podcast Biomarker Updates: The Parkinson’s disease pandemic

In this episode. Prof. Bas Bloem provides an overview of the topics covered in his lecture at the MDS-ES Focused Workshop: Diagnostic and Progression Biomarkers in Parkinson’s Disease and Atypical Parkinsonism, and discusses how biomarkers may help us identify patients and select adequate therapeutic strategies.

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MDS Podcast The wisdom of our mentors: clinical pearls in movement disorders

In this episode, Dr. Hugo Morales interviews Dr. Bas Bloem and Dr. Victor Fung, co-authors of «The Wisdom of Our Mentors: Clinical Pearls in Movement Disorders,» who share clinical pearls and discuss how mentors’ and mentees’ interactions are at the center of mentorship in movement disorders and the MDS. Read the article

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MDS Podcast Hot Topic: Focused Ultrasound in Movement Disorders – Blood-Brain Barrier Opening

In this Hot Topic episode, Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Nir Lipsman on the Focused Ultrasound-mediated Blood-Brain Barrier Opening, from technical challenges to current evidence and future perspective of this promising technology that could provide a new way to deliver drugs in the brain.

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MDS Podcast Pallidotomy for Focal and Hemidystonia

Prof. Paresh Doshi discusses with Dr. Sara Schaefer the short- and long-term outcomes of unilateral radiofrequency pallidotomy in focal and hemidystonia patients in this single-blind cohort study published in Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. Read the article

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MDS Podcast Hot Topic: Focused Ultrasound in Movement Disorders – Neuromodulation

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Robert Chen about the rapidly expanding applications of focused ultrasound-based neuromodulation in neurology, particularly in movement disorders, from tremor to Parkinson’s disease. Tune in to uncover the future and potential of non-invasive neurotherapies that are setting new standards in research and patient care.

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MDS Podcast Erythrocytic α-synuclein and spreading pathology in Parkinson’s disease

Prof. Tiago Outeiro interviews Dr. Jing Zhang on his most recent paper in the Movement Disorder Journal on the erythrocytic alpha synuclein and the gut microbiome. Together they discuss alpha synuclein spreading pathology and the promising future of blood biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease. Journal CME is available until March 02, 2025 Read the article.

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MDS Podcast Mortality in Parkinson’s disease: findings from a nationwide study from Finland

Dr. Jussi Sipilä joins Dr. Eduardo de Pablo-Fernandez to discuss the interesting findings of the article on mortality rate in Parkinson’s disease using nationwide data from multiple health registries in Finland. Read the article

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