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 Swim for Parkinson: Swimming together to improve together

The neurologists Dr. Francesca Morgante and Dr. Nicola Modugno and Cecilia Ferrari, a person with Parkinson’s disease, share their experience swimming across the strait of Messina, highlighting the importance...

MDS Podcast Perampanel may reduce alpha-synuclein transmission in Parkinson’s disease. A possible therapeutic target?

Dr. Michele Matarazzo speaks with Prof. Ryosuke Takahashi about the results of his recent study that shows how this anti-epileptic drug may inhibit the transmission of alpha synuclein in...

MDS Podcast Variability of movement disorders: The influence of sensation

Dr. Michele Matarazzo speaks with Prof. Maja Kojović about the paper awarded as 2021 best review article from the Movement Disorders journal, highlighting the impact on several factors on...

MDS Podcast An interview with Claudia Trenkwalder | Congress 2021

Dr. Sara Schaefer discusses with Dr. Claudia Trenkwalder the 2021 Virtual MDS Congress, her tenure as the MDS president, and her hopes for the future of the MDS.

MDS Podcast Blinded RT-QuIC analysis of alpha-synuclein biomarker in skin tissue from Parkinson’s disease patients

Dr. Sara Schaefer speaks with Dr. Anumantha Kanthasamy about RT-QuIC from skin tissues as a potential new biomarker for Parkinson’s disease. Read the article

MDS Podcast TikTok tics

Dr. Sara Schaefer speaks with Dr. Caroline Olvera about trending videos of tics and other neurological syndromes on social media. Read the article

MDS Podcast Cognitive and visuospatial abilities in dystonia

Dr. Sara Schaefer speaks with Dr. Carlos Camargo about the non-motor and prodromal features of dystonia. Read the article

MDS Podcast Autophagy in levodopa-induced dyskinesia: A new potential therapeutic target

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Prof. Gilberto Fisone about the role of autophagy in levodopa-induced dyskinesia. Read the article

MDS Podcast Electroconvulsive therapy in movement disorders

Dr. Sara Schaefer discusses with Dr. Pedro Garcia Ruiz his recent paper in Movement Disorders Clinical Practice discussing the history and data behind the use of electroconvulsive therapy in...