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Using alcohol as a tool to unravel laryngeal dystonia: The Vodka Trial Nov 10, 2025

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In this episode, Dr. Divyani Garg converses with Prof. Kristina Simonyan on applying the standard alcohol challenge test, in combination with targeted genetic analysis in the GABAergic synapse pathways, in persons with laryngeal dystonia. Together they explore alcohol’s role in laryngeal dystonia, the genetic signatures that may predict responsiveness, and what this could mean for the future of treatment of laryngeal dystonia specifically, but also dystonia in general. Read the article.

Updates in tauopathies • 2025 MDS Congress Oct 20, 2025

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Dr. Yaroslau Compta discusses how the view of co-pathologies has changed the view of many disorders, including tauopathies. He dives into the current state of clinical trials for PSP and what those results may mean for the future of biomarkers.

Vibrotactile foot stimulation for freezing of gait Feb 03, 2025

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Dr. Chan joins the podcast to discuss the results of their pilot study with Dr. Eduardo De Pablo-Fernández. The study uses a foot vibrotactile stimulation as an external cue for the treatment of freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. Together they discuss how vibrotactile devices can be implemented in clinical practice. Read the article.

Using EEG to Identify Parkinson's Subtypes Dec 04, 2023

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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

Updates in Tremor Treatments | Congress 2023 Sep 18, 2023

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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.

Updates of Functional Movement Disorders | Congress 2022 Oct 01, 2022

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The lines between functional and organic are blurring, as a promising opportunity to develop outcome measurements arises. Dr. Alberto Espay discusses with Dr. Sara Schaefer these and other advancements in functional movement disorders.

Updates on Dystonia | Congress 2022 Oct 01, 2022

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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.

Updates on Multiple System Atrophy Research | Congress 2022 Oct 01, 2022

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New updates to MSA criteria and clinical evaluation tools will have a critical impact on MSA care and research. Dr. Maria Teresa Pellecchia discusses with Dr. Eduardo de Pablo-Fernández the next major areas of focus, and the progression of a variety of clinical trials.

Variability of movement disorders: The influence of sensation Oct 18, 2021

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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

Value of invivosynuclein deposits in Parkinson's disease - Asystematic review and metaanalysis Oct 14, 2020

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Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Dr. Kazuto Tsukita, the first author of the article awarded as "2020 Review Article from Movement Disorders" on the advances of in-vivo alpha-synuclein detection as a biomarker for Parkinson. Read the article

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