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The lasting impacts of scholarly debates - MDS 40th Anniversary Dec 01, 2025

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To celebrate the 40th Anniversay of the MDS, Dr. Sara Schaefer sits down with two key leaders of the MDS European Regional Section, Prof. Marie Vidailhet and Prof. Alberto Albanese. Listen as they share their fond memories of scholarly debate, Congress experiences, and hopes for the future.

The cholinergic contribution to freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease Aug 11, 2025

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In this episode, host Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Nicolaas Bohnen about his team’s recent study using FEOBV PET to investigate cholinergic deficits in Parkinson’s disease patients with dopa-unresponsive freezing of gait (FOG). The results reveal a distinct pattern of cortical cholinergic denervation that may underlie this challenging and poorly treatable symptom. Dr. Bohnen discusses the implications for subtyping FOG, the role of cholinergic systems in higher-order motor control, and the potential for cholinergic-targeted therapies. Read the article.

The longest prospective study of pallidal DBS for isolated dystonia Aug 04, 2025

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Dr. Mitra Afshari interviews Drs. Patricia Krause and Andrea Kühn on the results of a 10-year prospective follow-up study of a multicenter trial of GPI-DBS in isolated generalized and segmental dystonia. Together they discuss motor, non-motor, and safety outcomes, as well as the strong and stable long-term improvements in dystonia from pallidal DBS. Further, they provide their expert insights on the common themes with respect to treatment failure and the critical need for a personalized approach.
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The evolution of tremor • 2024 MDS Congress Oct 07, 2024

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Dr. Aasef Shaikh shares the exciting developments in the world of tremor and how he believes the use of technology will help answer some of the field’s big questions, including the personalization of treatment.

The Role of Levodopa Challenge in Predicting the Outcome of STN DBS Sep 25, 2023

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Dr. Eduardo Fernandez interviews Professor Günther Deuschl and Dr. Robin Wolke on their recent MDCP article on the challenges levodopa poses when predicting the outcome of subthalamic deep brain stimulation. Read the article

The Genetic Landscape of Complex Childhood-Onset Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders Nov 28, 2022

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In this episode, Dr. Hugo Morales Briceño discusses the spectrum of phenotypes and genotypes of children with hyperkinetic movement disorders with Dr. Belén Pérez Dueñas and Prof. Manju Kurian. Read the article.

The Ethics of Peer Review Jun 13, 2022

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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.

The most impactful paper related to movement disorders therapy in the 20th century Oct 18, 2021

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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

The impact of COVID-19 on scientific research activities Nov 06, 2020

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In this interview, Prof. Brit Mollenhauer provides insight into how researchers have been coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the article

The Mediterranean diet in Parkinson's disease Feb 11, 2019

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Dr. Nikolaos Scarmeas discusses with Dr. Michele Matarazzo the results of his article about the impact of the Mediterranean diet on the risk of Parkinson’s disease, published in the January 2019 issue of the Movement Disorders journal. Read the article

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