MDS Podcast Gender differences in DBS decision making
Dr. Sara Schaefer discusses with Dr. Michelle Fullard the similarities and differences in how men and women with Parkinson’s disease approach the decision of whether or not to undergo...
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MDS Podcast GLP-1 agonists in Parkinson’s disease: New evidence, new questions?
In this episode, Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Prof. Tom Foltynie about the recently published phase 3 clinical trial of exenatide as a disease-modifying therapy for Parkinson’s disease in The...
MDS Podcast Mitochondrial DNA copy number: A potential biomarker for Parkinson’s disease progression
Prof. Sarah Camargos interviews Prof. Sun Ju Chung about his recent paper in the Movement Disorders Journal investigating diagnostic and prognostic capabilities of measuring blood mitochondrial DNA copy number...
MDS Podcast tDCS for Tourette syndrome
Dr. Sara Schaefer and Dr. Davide Martino discuss his recent paper exploring the use of transcranial direct current stimulation over the supplementary motor area for the suppression of tics...
MDS Podcast Are hyposmia and REM sleep behavior disorder reliable indicators of Lewy body pathology?
There is an important role for cost-effective clinical biomarkers in the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Eduardo de Pablo-Fernández and Dr. Cecilia Tremblay discuss how accurate hyposmia and REM...
MDS Podcast Combined habit reversal and acceptance and commitment therapies for tics
Dr. Jennifer Eisenhauer joins Dr. Sara Schaefer to discuss her recent article describing a combined therapy approach for adult patient with tics: habit reversal therapy (HRT) + acceptance and...
MDS Podcast Focused ultrasound for cervical dystonia
Dr. Shiro Horisawa discusses the latest clinical trial results on MR-guided focused ultrasound pallidothalamic tractotomy for cervical dystonia. He explores the technique’s limitations, future prospects, and how it compares...
MDS Podcast Hot Topic: Subcutaneous levodopa infusion
Dr. Hugo Morales Briceno interviews Prof. Ray Chaudhuri to discuss the real world-use of levodopa subcutaneous infusion in patients with Parkinson’s disease.