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...
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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...
MDS Podcast Defining Parkinson’s disease: where we are, where we are headed
Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Victor Fung, President of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society and lead author of the recent viewpoint published in the Movement Disorders journal....
MDS Podcast Tremor Series: The novel pharmacological and surgical treatments for tremor
In this episode Dr. Ludy Shih briefly describes the current approach to tremor, including pharmacological treatments, botulinum toxin injections and deep brain stimulation. She further dives into the exciting...
MDS Podcast Tremor Series: What’s essential tremor?
In this episode, the two souls at the center of the new tremor classification join the MDS Podcast to discuss what essential tremor is. Listen as Prof. Kailash Bhatia...
MDS Podcast Skin tau as a biomarker of Huntington’s disease
Growing evidence suggests a contributory role of tau protein in the pathogenesis of Huntington’s disease. In this episode, Dr. Eduardo de Pablo-Fernández discusses the potential role of skin tau...
MDS Podcast Tremor Series: So common, so difficult: The phenomenology of tremor
In this episode Dr. Alfonso Fasano interviews Dr. Petra Schwingenschuh on her approach to tremor in the clinic. She further explains the importance of a good history taking, how...
MDS Podcast World Movement Disorders Day: Stigma in pediatric movement disorders
Dr. Sara Schaefer interviews Dr. Jaclyn Martindale on stigma in the experiences of individuals with pediatric movement disorders and tic disorders. They discuss the reasons behind stigma, types of...