Podcast: MDS PODCAST: Defining Parkinson's disease

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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MDS Podcast Value of invivosynuclein deposits in Parkinson’s disease – Asystematic review and metaanalysis

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Kazuto Tsukita, the first author of the article awarded as «2020 Review Article from Movement Disorders» on the advances of in-vivo alpha-synuclein detection as a biomarker for Parkinson. Read the article

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MDS Podcast Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson, beyond motor improvement: Social and occupational outcomes

In this interview, Prof. Günther Deuschl highlights the main results of the EARLYSTIM project, focusing on non-motor outcomes, and especially on the effects of DBS on Social and Occupational Functioning in Parkinson’s Disease. Read the article

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MDS Podcast Interview with Dr. Jon Stoessl on Preprints in the COVID-Era

Preprint articles of scientific results have been thrust into the spotlight due to the desire for rapid results pertaining to COVID-19. Here, we dive into the trend with Movement Disorders’ editor, Dr. Jon Stoessl. Read the article

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MDS Podcast Late-stage Parkinsonism: Do we know enough?

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Anette Schrag about the recently published article on late-stage parkinsonism and related neuropsychiatric complications. Why is it important? And are we doing enough to help patients at this stage? Read the article

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MDS Podcast Practicing medicine in time of pandemic and future of Movement Disorders medical practice

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Prof. Roy Alcalay on the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the clinical activity and how it is changing the way we see patients. Will telemedicine be an integrating part of our clinical practice?

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