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 Acetylcholine nuclei atrophy predicts gait changes in Parkinson’s disease

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Nicola Ray on a recently published article that demonstrates a relationship between changes in cholinergic nuclei in MRI and future gait disorders in Parkinson’s...

MDS Podcast Anxiety in parkinson’s disease and its correlates in mri-based functional connectivity

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Rosa De Micco on the functional MRI correlates of anxiety in Parkinson’s disease, highlighting the main results of the article she recently published on...

MDS Podcast Scar dancing syndrome

Dr. Yiwen Wu discusses a newly-described peripherally-induced movement disorder (PIMD), and discusses with Dr. Schaefer the potential pathophysiologies of PIMDs. Read the article

MDS Podcast Neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease

Dr. Mcihele Matarazzo interviews Dr. David Standaert about the review article he recently published on neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease, including the main evidence of its role on the pathogenesis...

MDS Podcast Neurofilament light chain in Parkinson’s disease

Dr. Brit Mollenhauer discusses the recent advances in the use of neurofilament light chain for the diagnosis and follow up of Parkinson’s disease and related disorders, highlighting the results...

MDS Podcast Anti-inflammatory drugs use impacts the risk of developing PD in LRRK2 mutation carriers

Dr. Marta San Luciano shares the main findings of the recently published article on the impact of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs use on the risk of developing PD in a...

MDS Podcast The impact of COVID-19 on scientific research activities​

In this interview, Prof. Brit Mollenhauer provides insight into how researchers have been coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the article

MDS Podcast Randomized controlled trial of exercise on objective and subjective sleep in Parkinson’s disease

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Amy Amara, the first author of the article awarded as «2020 Research Article from Movement Disorders» on the effects of exercise on sleep in...

MDS Podcast Value of invivosynuclein deposits in Parkinson’s disease – Asystematic review and metaanalysis

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Kazuto Tsukita, the first author of the article awarded as «2020 Review Article from Movement Disorders» on the advances of in-vivo alpha-synuclein detection as...