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 Decoding epilepsy dyskinesia syndrome: Clinical clues and genotypic spectrum

In this episode, we dive into the world of epilepsy dyskinesia syndrome (EDS) with our guest, Dr. Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari. Listen as he unpacks the findings from one of the...

MDS Podcast Hot Topic: Normal pressure hydrocephalus – Assessments for intervention, outcomes, and future directions

In the third and final episode of the normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) Hot Topic series, Dr. Sara Schaefer speaks with Dr. Joachim Krauss about the assessment of patients with...

MDS Podcast Hot Topic: Normal pressure hydrocephalus – Pathophysiology and controversies

In this second episode of the Hot Topic series on normal pressure hydrocephalus, Dr. Sara Schaefer discusses with Dr. Alfonso Fasano the pathophysiological theories behind NPH, co-pathology in this...

MDS Podcast Hot Topic: Normal pressure hydrocephalus – Clinical aspects and differential diagnosis

In this first episode of the Hot Topic series on normal pressure hydrocephalus, Dr. Sara Schaefer discusses with Dr. Mats Tullberg the symptoms of NPH, examination techniques and pearls,...

MDS Podcast The cholinergic contribution to freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease

In this episode, host Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Nicolaas Bohnen about his team’s recent study using FEOBV PET to investigate cholinergic deficits in Parkinson’s disease patients with dopa-unresponsive...

MDS Podcast The longest prospective study of pallidal DBS for isolated dystonia

Dr. Mitra Afshari interviews Drs. Patricia Krause and Andrea Kühn on the results of a 10-year prospective follow-up study of a multicenter trial of GPI-DBS in isolated generalized and...

MDS Podcast Neurotrophic factors to restore dopaminergic terminals in Parkinson’s disease: A viral vector-delivered genetic therapy

Could gene therapy with neurotrophic factors help restore dopaminergic terminals in Parkinson’s disease? Dr. Michele Matarazzo speaks with Dr. Amber Van Laar about her team’s Phase 1b trial of AAV2–GDNF...

MDS Podcast Do social workers play a role in preoperative evaluation for DBS?

Nicole Duff and Dr. Amanda Currie discuss the potential role of the social worker in deep brain stimulation (DBS) and the work of Dr. Currie’s team in creating a...

MDS Podcast Surprise neuropathological findings in LRRK2 mutation carriers

Mutations in LRRK2 are a common cause of familial and sporadic Parkinson’s. Though clinical features resemble typical PD, about half of cases lack Lewy pathology. Doctors Hiroaki Sekiya and...