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 The lasting impacts of scholarly debates – MDS 40th Anniversary

To celebrate the 40th Anniversay of the MDS, Dr. Sara Schaefer sits down with two key leaders of the MDS European Regional Section, Prof. Marie Vidailhet and Prof. Alberto...

MDS Podcast Hot Topic: Palliative care in movement disorders

In this Hot Topic episode, Dr. Sarah Camargos talks with Prof. Janis Miyasaki about the meaning and benefits of palliative care and how it improves quality of care in...

MDS Podcast Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in CSF1R-related disorder

In this episode, Prof. Fanny Mochel discusses the rationale and key findings from a retrospective cohort study of patients with CSF1R-related disorder treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, highlighting...

MDS Podcast Using alcohol as a tool to unravel laryngeal dystonia: The Vodka Trial

In this episode, Dr. Divyani Garg converses with Prof. Kristina Simonyan on applying the standard alcohol challenge test, in combination with targeted genetic analysis in the GABAergic synapse pathways,...

MDS Podcast MDJ Research Article of the Year: Microglial activation in isolated REM sleep behavior disorder

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Victor Hvingelby, the recipient of this year’s MDJ Research Article of the Year award. Together they discuss the use of PET tracers to assess...

MDS Podcast MDJ Review of the Year: «Deep Genotyping» – What third-generation sequencing can teach us

Dr. Sarah Camargos interviews Dr. Guillaume Cogan and Prof. Alexis Brice, the corresponding authors of the article selected as the Movement Disorders Review of the Year. Listen as their...

MDS Podcast Breaking down functional movement disorders • 2025 MDS Congress

Functional movement disorders (FMDs) are the most common subgroup of functional neurological disorders. Prof. Selma Aybek breaks down current trends for FMDs, controversies, and treatment preferences, including implementing an...

MDS Podcast Current microbiome research for Parkinson’s disease • 2025 MDS Congress

Prof. Paul Wilmes breaks down his #mdscongress talk discussing the recent studies on the influences of the gut microbiome on PD. He also dives into future goals and what...

MDS Podcast Current status of functional neurosurgery • 2025 MDS Congress

There have been major breakthroughs in functional neurosurgery. Prof. Jill Ostrem breaks down the latest updates in the field, specifically surrounding adaptive DBS.