Podcast: MDS PODCAST: Defining Parkinson's disease

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 Interview with the president on the MDS activities during the COVID crisis

In this interview the president of the MDS, Prof. Claudia Trenkwalder shares the main changes and strategies that the MDS is implementing to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the replacement of the International MDS congress with a virtual meeting.

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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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MDS Podcast How to manage Parkinson’s disease and related disorders, and is there a link between COVID and PD?

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Prof. Angelo Antonini on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders patients and how to manage them. And also, what is the evidence of a link between COVID-19 and Parkinson’s disease? Read the article

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MDS Podcast Antibiotics and Parkinson’s disease

In this issue Dr. Filip Sheperjans shares the results of the article published in the March 2020 issue of the Movement Disorders journal on the effect of antibiotic exposure on the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Read the article

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MDS Podcast Integrated therapy for functional movement disorders

Dr. Sara Schaefer discusses with Dr. Sarah Lidstone her recent paper in Movement Disorders Clinical Practice about a novel, multidisciplinary therapeutic intervention for functional movement disorders patients. Read the article

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