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 Getting involved in the MDS: a fruitful relationship

In this episode, Michele Matarazzo highlights the relevance of our society for the field and its members, with special guest Njideka Okubadejo.

MDS Podcast A cross-sectional study of PPMI participants using alpha-synuclein seed amplification as a biomarker

In this episode Dr. Tiago Outeiro talks with Dr. Andrew Siderowf about the exciting new results in his most recent publication on alpha-synuclein seed amplification assay. Read the article.

MDS Podcast Inflammation is an early feature of Parkinson’s disease

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Talene Yacoubian on an article recently published on the Movement disorders journal that reveals increased inflammatory markers in recently diagnosed patients with Parkinson’s disease...

MDS Podcast Diagnosis of Late-Onset Wilson’s Disease

Dr. Christelle Nilles talks with Dr. Hugo Morales Briceno about the clinical presentations of Wilson’s disease patients with onset after 40 years and the challenges of diagnosing patients with...

MDS Podcast Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease with cognitive impairment: real-world evidence

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has long been considered a risky procedure for people with Parkinson’s disease and cognitive impairment. In this interview, Dr. Miocinovic presents real-world data, showing that...

MDS Podcast History of Movement Disorders: The Finding of Alpha-Synuclein and Lewy Bodies

In this History of Movement Disorders Special Episode, Prof. Tiago Outeiro interviews Prof. Maria Grazia Spillantini about integral work involved in discovering the role alpha-synuclein plays in the development...

MDS Podcast Hot topic: The gut microbiome in Parkinson’s

In this special Hot Topics episode, Dr. Filip Scheperjans discusses what we know and what we don’t yet know about the gut microbiome in Parkinson’s disease, theories of influencing...

MDS Podcast Pathological Validation of 2022 MSA Criteria

Sara Schaefer discusses with Dr. Eduardo de Pablo-Fernandez his recent paper in Movement Disorders providing retrospective pathological validation of the 2022 MDS MSA Criteria using specimens from the Queens...