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...
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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.
MDS Podcast Vibrotactile foot stimulation for freezing of gait
Dr. Chan joins the podcast to discuss the results of their pilot study with Dr. Eduardo De Pablo-Fernández. The study uses a foot vibrotactile stimulation as an external cue...
MDS Podcast Video-based machine learning for tic detection
In this episode, Prof. Alexander Münchau talks about how machine learning video-based assessments can be leveraged to quantify tics in Tourette syndrome and how this technology has the potential...
MDS Podcast Tremor Series: What’s in store? The future of tremor research
In this episode, Dr. Aasef Shaikh and Dr. Ming-Kai Pan give us a virtual guided tour of their labs, particularly discussing what they are presently working on. They further...