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 Dystonia Series: Genetic landscape of dystonia

In part 3 of the Dystonia Special Series, Dr. Francesca Morgante interviews Prof. Carolyn Sue on the Genetic landscape of dystonia.

MDS Podcast Clozapine in Parkinson’s disease: Why, when and how?

Clozapine is a antipsychotic drug that has been marketed for decades. In this interview, Dr. Friedman shares his thoughts on its utility in Parkinson’s disease along with some practical...

MDS Podcast Dystonia Series: Beyond “torsion»: non-motor features of dystonia

In part 2 of the Dystonia Special Series, Dr. Francesca Morgante interviews Dr. Davide Martino on the non-motor features of dystonia.

MDS Podcast Off-State Dyskinesias after GDNF Infusion in Parkinson’s Disease

Sara Schaefer speaks to Alan Whone of the University of Bristol on his retrospective analysis of off-state dyskinesias in Parkinson’s disease patients who received serial infusions of GDNF into...

MDS Podcast Dystonia Series: Pearls on diagnosis and phenomenology

In part 1 of the Dystonia Special Series, Dr. Francesca Morgante interviews Dr. Miryam Carecchio on pearls on diagnosis and phenomenology of dystonic syndrome.

MDS Podcast Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Critical Review of Objective Findings

Prof Martino points out the existent literature concerning the objective findings in the 3 cardinal domains of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Read the article.

MDS Podcast History of Movement Disorders: Huntington’s Disease in Venezuela

As part of the History of Movement Disorders series, Dr. Sara Schaefer and Dr. David Standaert discuss the research and humanitarian work by Nancy Wexler and team starting in...

MDS Podcast Striatal Blood Brain Barrier Opening in Parkinson’s Dementia

Dr. Sara Schaefer discusses with Dr. Pineda-Pardo using focused ultrasound to temporarily open the striatal blood brain barrier in Parkinson’s disease dementia patients, and the implications for the results...

MDS Podcast Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease dementia: are we there yet?

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Prof. Marjan Jahanshahi on the long term results of the clinical trial of deep brain stimulation of the nucleus basalis of Meynert in people with...