MDS Podcast

Following a year of impactful neuroimaging papers, Prof. Oury Monchi discusses with Dr. Michele Matarazzo the most promising advances involving machine learning, tracers, and precision in determining imaging processes.

Shifts in the Society and the landscape of the field are set to guide growth in medical education. Dr. Veronica Santini shares insights about this new direction with Dr. Sara Schaefer and our listeners.

As genetics become more prominent in patient discussions, Professor Roy Alcalay outlines with Dr. Tiago Outeiro the key implications and opportunities as we enter "a different era of genetic testing."

Dr. Claudia Testa shares with Dr. Sara Schaefer why she believes in the quickly shifting field of tremor, we should be more open-minded about changes in diagnoses over time.

Promising results on potential treatments, biomarkers, genetic predictors and more in dystonia were presented at the MDS Congress. Dr. Florence Chang highlights the key takeaways with Dr. Hugo Morales.

Despite the challenge of studying rare conditions like PSP, Dr. Yaroslau Compta discusses with Dr. Eduardo de Pablo-Fernández how leaps forward in recent advances could make us rethink the way we approach the condition.

"A Multi-Step Model of Parkinson's Disease Pathogenesis" was awarded "Best Research Article of the Movement Disorders journal for 2022." Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews the first author, Dr. Campbell Le Heron. Read the article

A re-release of the episode featuring the recently-awarded "Best Review article of 2022 from the Movement Disorders journal" article, titled "The Movement Disorder Society Criteria for the Diagnosis of Multiple System Atrophy." Read the article.

Dr. Eduardo de Pablo-Fernández speaks with Dr. Dilan Athauda about his recent paper, "The impact of type 2 diabetes in Parkinson's disease" recently published in Movement Disorders. They discuss the clinical impact of type 2 diabetes in the phenotype and disease progression and the therapeutic implications of this association. Read the article.

Dr. Sara Schaefer speaks with Drs. Gregoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch about the use of an implanted spinal cord stimulator for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension in multiple-system atrophy. Read the article.