Podcast: MDS PODCAST: Defining Parkinson's disease

MDS Podcast Neuroimaging in movement disorders | Congress 2019

As part of the MDS Congress 2019 Special Issue, Dr. Sara Schaefer interviews Dr. Antonio Strafella about the emerging research in neuroimaging in movement disorders and plans to establish a centralized database for neuroimaging in atypical parkinsonisms.

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MDS Podcast Huntington’s disease | Congress 2019

As part of the MDS Congress 2019 Special Issue, Dr. Schaefer and Dr. Sarah Tabrizi discuss the evolving research in disease-modifying therapies for Huntington’s Disease, and what may come next. Read the article

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MDS Podcast Education at the MDS | Congress 2019

As part of the MDS Congress 2019 Special Issue, Dr. Sara Schaefer interviews Dr. Ronald Postuma about all of the educational offerings through the MDS, as well as new projects of the MDS Education Committee.

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MDS Podcast Introduction and functional movement disorders | Congress 2019

Did you miss the MDS Congress in Nice, or do you just want an overview of highlights from the International Congress as well as a look forward at new ventures? Dr. Schaefer introduces the MDS Congress 2019 special issue, which features interviews with experts in various fields of movement disorders at the MDS Congress 2019….

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MDS Podcast Definition and characteristics of early onset PSP: A different disease?

In this interview with Dr. Edwin Jabbari, we highlight the results of his study on the definition and genetic and neuropathological characteristics of early onset progressive supranuclear palsy. The full study is available on the September 2019 issue of the Movement Disorders journal. Read the article

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MDS Podcast MDS PSP criteria in practice: From clinical phenotyping to pathological diagnosis

Dr. Farwa Ali discusses with Dr. Sara Schaefer the results of her study on the use of the MDS criteria for PSP with the MAX rules and their clinical implications, as well as the challenges of the phenotype variability of this disease in clinical practice and research. Read the article

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MDS Podcast Iron imaging of substantia nigra in Parkinson’s disease: A possible biomarker?

Dr. Niels Bergsland discusses with Dr. Michele Matarazzo the results of the article he recently published in the Movement Disorders journal on longitudinal iron imaging in the substantia nigra in PD and in its different regions. Read the article

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MDS Podcast Patient vs. care partner assessment of cognitive disability in Parkinson’s: Who’s more accurate?

Benjamin Deck discusses with Dr. Schaefer the article he recently published in the Movement Disorders Clinical Practice on the patient vs. care partner assessment of cognition in Parkinson’s disease. Read the article

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MDS Podcast Long-term outcomes of focused ultrasound in essential tremor

Dr. Jin Woo Chang shares the results of 4-year follow-up of MR-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy in essential tremor. In his article, recently published in the Movement Disorders journal, he analyzes whether the efficacy of this procedure is sustained over time. Read the article

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MDS Podcast When should dopaminergic treatment be initiated in Parkinson’s disease?

Dr. Ruth Schneider discusses with Dr. Sara Schaefer about the article she recently published in the Movement Disorders Clinical Practice that investigates the outcomes of early vs delayed start of dopaminergic medication in Parkinson’s disease. Read the article

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