MDS Podcast

For the first episode of the special series focused on the peer review process, Dr. Daniel Di Luca speaks with Dr. Christopher Goetz about the importance and most important aspects of a peer review.

Dr. Hugo Morales discusses "Neuropsychiatric Features of Punding and Hobbyism in Parkinson’s Disease," by Dr. Pedro Barbosa et al., from Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. Read the article.

Dr. Sara Schaefer discusses with Professor Antonio Strafella and Dr. Cecilia Peralta their work from the MDS Neuroimaging Study Group published in Movement Disorders Clinical Practice on a "Pragmatic Approach on Neuroimaging Techniques for the Differential Diagnosis of Parkinsonisms." Read the article

Dr. Günter Hoglinger discusses the article he recently published in the Movement Disorders journal on tau imaging in a cohort of corticobasal syndrome patients, along with amyloid PET and CSF analysis to differentiate the neuropathological entity underlying the clinical manifestations. Read the article

Dr. Sara Schaefer speaks with Dr. Stanley Fahn about the origins of levodopa therapy for Parkinson's disease in the 1960s, how that generated an explosion of interest and research in dopamine's role in movement disorders and beyond, and how it all led to the dawning of the movement disorders field, journal, society, and community that we are all part of today. Read the article

Dr. Michele Matarazzo speaks with Prof. Maja Kojović about the paper awarded as 2021 best review article from the Movement Disorders journal, highlighting the impact on several factors on the variability of movement disorders. Read the article

Dr. Michele Matarazzo speaks with Prof. Ryosuke Takahashi about the results of his recent study that shows how this anti-epileptic drug may inhibit the transmission of alpha synuclein in PD. While this was tested in animal models, future clinical trials are warranted to test the effects on PD progression. Read the article

The neurologists Dr. Francesca Morgante and Dr. Nicola Modugno and Cecilia Ferrari, a person with Parkinson's disease, share their experience swimming across the strait of Messina, highlighting the importance of physical activity in PD.

Dr. Sara Schaefer discusses with Dr. Claudia Trenkwalder the 2021 Virtual MDS Congress, her tenure as the MDS president, and her hopes for the future of the MDS.

Dr. Sara Schaefer speaks with Dr. Anumantha Kanthasamy about RT-QuIC from skin tissues as a potential new biomarker for Parkinson's disease. Read the article