MDS PODCAST: Defining Parkinson’s disease

Stay up to date on novel, clinically-relevant research findings in Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders.

Stay up to date on novel, clinically-relevant research findings in Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders.


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MDS Podcast Hot Topic: Argentine tango in the rehabilitation of persons with Parkinson’s disease

Ms. Nicole Duff and Prof. Hae-Young Hawong discuss the benefits of Argentine tango in the rehabilitation of person’s with Parkinson disease. The motor, non-motor, social, and quality of life...

MDS Podcast Blocking alpha-synuclein propagation with perampanel

Dr. Norihito Uemura joins Prof. Tiago Outeiro to discuss perampanel, an AMPA receptor antagonist, and how it has been shown to block alpha-synuclein propagation and neurodegeneration in a mouse...

MDS Podcast End of life preferences of people with Parkinson’s disease

Nicole Duff and Dr. Marjan Meinders discuss end of life preferences of people with Parkinson’s disease. Together they discuss the ways that end-of-life records could be sourced, as well...

MDS Podcast Quality of life in Parkinson’s disease

Dr. Connie Marras discusses with Dr. Sara Schaefer her recent study in Movement Disorders Clinical Practice exploring the perspective of Persons with Parkinson’s disease on the definition of quality...

MDS Podcast New data to reframe the risks of DBS surgery for patients and providers

Myths and misconceptions related to the surgical risks of deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedures remain common despite many years of evidence demonstrating its relative safety. This leads to both...

MDS Podcast Ataxia Series: Treating cerebellar ataxia in 2026 – What’s new?

For many years ataxias, especially the genetic forms, were considered untreatable diseases. In this episode Dr. Orlando Barsottini and Dr. Liana Rosenthal discuss the new advances in the treatment...

MDS Podcast Prodromal autonomic dysfunction in Lewy body diseases

Prodromal autonomic dysfunction has emerged as an important area of research in understanding Lewy body diseases, including Parkinson’s disease, and dementia with Lewy bodies. Dr. Michelle Matarazzo sits down...

MDS Podcast Ataxia Series: Beyond the cerebellum – Non-motor features and multisystem care in genetic ataxias

Genetic ataxias have many non-motor features, such as fatigue, sleep disorders, and cognitive dysfunction. In this episode, Dr. Orlando Barsottini and Dr. Christofer Stephen discuss the most common non-motor...

MDS Podcast Modulating the peripheral immune response: LRRK2 and GBA1 mutations

Dr. Michele Matarazzo sits down with Dr. Rebecca Wallings to discuss  how two of the most important genetic forms for Parkinson’s disease, LRRK2 and GBA1, influence immune response to...