Mds Podcast

Dr. Pasquini discusses the findings of his collaborative study that has helped to understand the progression of rest postural and kinetic tremor in Parkinson's disease. Read the article

Dr. Sara Schaefer discusses with Prof. Marc Vérin and Prof. Mahmoud Hassan their recent paper in Movement Disorders Journal on the use of Resting-State High-Density EEG to neurophysiologically stratify Parkinson's patients into subtypes in an effort to predict cognitive and motor progression, properly evaluate for invasive therapies, and inform future clinical research. Read the article

For this Hot Topics episode, Dr. Eduardo Fernandez sits down with Dr. Thomas Beach to discuss the advances and challenges ahead in tissue biomarkers for Parkinson's disease, including colon, salivary gland and skin biopsies.

Dr. Esther Cubo joins Dr. Sarah Lidstone and the MDS Podcast to discuss her recent work on the Spanish validation of the MDS Non-Motor Rating Scale. Together to go over the reasoning for this study, the extensive process of validating this scale and what benefits it will provide to Spanish speaking populations. Read the article MDS Non-motor Rating Scale

The Global Parkinson's Genetics Program (GP2) is a project designed to understand the architecture of Parkinson's disease (PD). Dr. Sarah Camargos sits down with Dr. Andrew Singleton to discuss GP2 and its initiative to increase our global understanding of PD and in doing so, better understand the genetic landscape of underrepresented populations.

Laryngeal dystonia (LD) is a rare disorder affecting the vocal cords. Dr. Sarah Camargos sits down with Prof. Kristina Simonyan while she breaks down the methodology and findings of her comprehensive study investigating the temporal-spatial signature of LD. Read the article

Dr. Poewe and Dr. Mahlknecht discuss the details of their Review Article of the Year on what we know about how DBS in Parkinson's disease alters symptoms, disability, survival, and more in this special episode. Read the article

Dr. Sara Schaefer speaks with Dr. Beatrice Heim, author of the MDCP Review Article of the Year 2023, about alpha-synuclein seed amplification assays of the CSF and their use in the diagnosis of synucleinopathies. Read the article

Levodopa responsiveness is one of the main selection criteria for STN DBS and levodopa challenge is universally performed in potential candidates as part of the work up before the procedure. However can we predict the DBS response based on the presurgical levodopa challenge response? Is levodopa challenge useful to predict individual responses in patients undergoing DBS? The authors discuss their recent article answering these and other relevant questions on the topic. Read the article

What new research is coming that may change the way clinicians treat tremor? Dr. Tiago Mestre shares his perspective on tremor treatment research with Dr. Hugo Morales. 2023 Congress virtual access

Dr. Sara Schaefer sits down with Prof. Carolyn Sue and Dr. Shilpa Chitnis to discuss the newest offerings in MDS Education; the MDS Career Development and LEAP Programs. 2023 Congress virtual access

What gene therapies are the most promising the field of movement disorders? Dr. Sarah Camargos met with Prof. Deniz Kirk at the 2023 MDS Congress to get his perspective on how the field of gene therapy has evolved over the years and where it has yet to go. 2023 Congress virtual access

The role of alpha-synuclein in various proteinopathies is still unknown. Prof. Poul Henning Jensen discusses this hot topic with Prof. Tiago Outeiro. 2023 Congress virtual access

Basic science research for movement disorder therapies is booming. Prof. Tiago Outeiro asks Dr. Lorraine Kalia what therapeutic targets she thinks are stealing the stage at this year's MDS Congress. 2023 Congress virtual access

How can sleep predict cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease? Dr. Ron Postuma discusses his viewpoint and findings with Dr. Sarah Camargos at the MDS Congress. 2023 Congress virtual access

MDS President Francisco Cardoso shares with Dr. Sara Schaefer his important takeaways from his presidential term and his hopes for the future. 2023 Congress virtual access

What type of research is needed to help us better understand the phenomenology of stereotypic movements disroders? Dr. Hugo Morales asks Dr. Tammy Hedderly her viewpoint on the uniqueness of these disorders and what questions the field has yet to answer. 2023 Congress virtual access

What direction will the field of PSP research go in the years to come? Prof. Gunter Höglinger sits down with Dr. Eduardo Fernandez at the MDS Congress to help answer that very question. 2023 Congress virtual access

Multiple system atrophy (MSA) research has its challenges, nonetheless the field is still moving at a rapid pace. Dr. Eduardo Fernandez discusses the MDS Congress highlights for MSA with Dr. Alessandra Fanciulli. 2023 Congress virtual access

Why is Parkinson's disease heterogeneity important to research. Dr. Connie Marras met with Dr. Eduardo Fernandez to discuss why understanding the heterogeneity of this disease may help with prevention. 2023 Congress virtual access