Podcast: MDS PODCAST: Defining Parkinson's disease

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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MDS Podcast Advanced therapies for Parkinson’s disease: Are they all the same?

Dr. K. Ray Chaudhuri discusses with Dr. Michele Matarazzo his article on the differences between subthalamic nucleus DBS, intrajejunal levodopa and apomorphine infusion in Parkinson’s, published in the March 2019 issue of the Movement Disorders journal. Read the article

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MDS Podcast Is benign hereditary chorea really benign?

Dr. Mered Parnes discusses with Dr. Sara Schaefer his article on benign hereditary chorea recently published in the January 2019 issue of the Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. Read the article

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MDS Podcast The Mediterranean diet in Parkinson’s disease

Dr. Nikolaos Scarmeas discusses with Dr. Michele Matarazzo the results of his article about the impact of the Mediterranean diet on the risk of Parkinson’s disease, published in the January 2019 issue of the Movement Disorders journal. Read the article

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