Podcast: MDS PODCAST: Defining Parkinson's disease

MDS Podcast Cognitive and visuospatial abilities in dystonia

Dr. Sara Schaefer speaks with Dr. Carlos Camargo about the non-motor and prodromal features of dystonia. Read the article

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MDS Podcast Electroconvulsive therapy in movement disorders

Dr. Sara Schaefer discusses with Dr. Pedro Garcia Ruiz his recent paper in Movement Disorders Clinical Practice discussing the history and data behind the use of electroconvulsive therapy in Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. Read the article

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MDS Podcast Acetylcholine nuclei atrophy predicts gait changes in Parkinson’s disease

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Nicola Ray on a recently published article that demonstrates a relationship between changes in cholinergic nuclei in MRI and future gait disorders in Parkinson’s disease. Read the article

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MDS Podcast Anxiety in parkinson’s disease and its correlates in mri-based functional connectivity

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Rosa De Micco on the functional MRI correlates of anxiety in Parkinson’s disease, highlighting the main results of the article she recently published on the topic in the Movement Disorders journal.Read the article

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MDS Podcast Scar dancing syndrome

Dr. Yiwen Wu discusses a newly-described peripherally-induced movement disorder (PIMD), and discusses with Dr. Schaefer the potential pathophysiologies of PIMDs. Read the article

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MDS Podcast Neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease

Dr. Mcihele Matarazzo interviews Dr. David Standaert about the review article he recently published on neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease, including the main evidence of its role on the pathogenesis of the disease and how understanding it better may help us discovering new therapeutic targets. Read the article

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MDS Podcast Neurofilament light chain in Parkinson’s disease

Dr. Brit Mollenhauer discusses the recent advances in the use of neurofilament light chain for the diagnosis and follow up of Parkinson’s disease and related disorders, highlighting the results of a recent longitudinal study. Read the article

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MDS Podcast Anti-inflammatory drugs use impacts the risk of developing PD in LRRK2 mutation carriers

Dr. Marta San Luciano shares the main findings of the recently published article on the impact of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs use on the risk of developing PD in a large LRRK2 mutation carriers cohort. Read the article

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MDS Podcast The impact of COVID-19 on scientific research activities​

In this interview, Prof. Brit Mollenhauer provides insight into how researchers have been coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the article

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