MDS Podcast

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."

Which emerging areas of movement disorders research are set to advance in the coming years? And how is that already beginning to affect clinical care? Prof. Jose Obeso shares about this and other key scienctific shifts with Prof. Tiago Outeiro.

MDS President Francisco Cardoso shares with Dr. Michele Matarazzo the important takeaways from this year's Congress that will shape the future of movement disorders and the Society.

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 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.

"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

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.

Dr. Hilmar Sigurdsson shares the results of an FDG PET study that found 2 distinct patterns of brain metabolism related to gait disfunction in PD, suggesting that this objective measure could help better understand the neural basis of gait disorders and could also be used to predict gait involvement in clinical practice and as outcome measure in clinical trials. Read the article.

In the last episode focused on peer reviews, Dr. Michael Okun discusses historical perspectives and future directions of the peer review process.

Dr. Eduardo de Pablo-Fernández interviews Dr. Iva Stankovic and Prof. Gregor Wenning on the newly published MDS Criteria for the Diagnosis of Multiple System Atrophy. Read the article. Journal CME will be available for this article until June 17, 2023.

Dr. Sara Schaefer and Dr. Georgia Richard discuss the breakdown in medication prescribing and administration in hospitalized Parkinson's patients, and potential strategies for improvement. Read the article.

In this episode of the special series focused on the peer review process, Dr. Shweta Prasad speaks with Prof. Jose Obeso to discuss some points on how NOT to conduct a peer review.

In this episode we interviewed Prof. Veerle Baekelandt from KU Leuven, Belgium, who was the main organizer of the Synuclein Meeting 2022. We discussed the major highlights of the meeting, what to expect in the coming years, and what are the major questions still to be addressed.

For this episode of our special series focused on the peer review process, Dr. Alana Kirby speaks with Prof. Claudia Trenkwalder about the ethics of peer review.

Dr. Hugo Morales interviews Dr. Chen Honglei about his most recent paper "High Pesticide Exposure Events and Dream-Enacting Behaviors Among US Farmers" published in the Movement Disorders journal. Read the article. Journal CME will be available for this article until May 20, 2023.

For this episode of the special series focused on peer reviews, Dr. Daniel Di Luca speaks with Prof. Marcelo Merello about the role of young members and trainees in the peer review process.

Dr. Sarah Lidstone interviews Dr. Indu Subramanian about her recent paper, "Unmet needs of women with Parkinson's disease: Gaps and Controversies," in Movement Disorders . Read the article.

For the sixth episode of the special series focused on the peer review process, Dr. Shweta Prasad speaks with Prof. Christine Klein to discuss the approach to reviewing a review article.

A recent trial showed no benefit of 1mg rasagiline versus placebo on 1-year progression in an early Parkinson's disease cohort. The investigators used a novel method to track disease progression with MRI, apart from usual clinical standards. Dr. David Vaillancourt shares the results of this trial recently published in the Movement Disorders Journal. Read the article.

For this episode of our special series focused on the peer review process, Dr. Alana Kirby speaks with Dr. Tony Lang about how to approach reviewing an original scientific article.

Dr. Tiago Outeiro interviews Dr. Morgane Linard about the recently published article, "Infectious Agents as Potential Drivers of α-Synucleinopathies." Read the Article. Journal CME will be available for this article until March 18, 2023.

Dr. Daniel Di Luca discusses how to approach and review case reports and case series in movement disorders with Prof. Kailash Bhatia.

A discussion with Dr. Avner Thaler on the findings and implications of a study on the background of importance of GBA mutations and GCase activity in Parkinson's disease. Read the Article.

This is the third episode of the special series focused on the peer review process. In this episode, Dr. Alana Kirby speaks with Dr. Jon Stoessl about what journal editors are looking for in a good review. He provides practical tips for writing an effective peer review.