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International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

Stay up to date on novel, clinically-relevant research findings in Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. Each episode of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society...

Episodes

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Modulating the peripheral immune response: LRRK2 and GBA1 mutations

Dr. Michele Matarazzo sits down with Dr. Rebecca Wallings to discuss how two of the most important genetic forms for Parkinson's disease, LR...

May 4, 2026

Ataxia Series: Neuroimaging patterns not to miss in ataxia

In this episode, Dr. Orlando Barsottini and Dr. Malco Rossi discuss the main imaging findings and clues for the the diagnosis of genetic and...

Apr 27, 2026

What is it? A young boy with deafness and twisting limb movements

In this episode Dr. Hugo Morales Briceno and Dr. Ai Huey Tan discuss how to approach deafness-dystonia syndrome and its etiological differen...

Apr 20, 2026

Ataxia Series: Recognizing sporadic ataxias

In this interview, Dr. Orlando Barsottini and Dr. Divyani Garg discuss the main forms of sporadic ataxias, how to approach them, and what st...

Apr 13, 2026

History of Movement Disoders: The influence of videography

Dr. Mattia Rosso joins Dr. Sara Schaefer to discuss the historical use of videography in movement disorder clinical practice and education,...

Apr 6, 2026

Ataxia Series: Deconstructing late-onset idiopathic ataxia

Cases of late-onset cerebellar ataxias are a challenge for neurologists. In this episode Dr. Orlando Barsottini and Dr. José Luiz Pedroso di...

Mar 30, 2026

Rethinking Parkinson’s: The Somato-Cognitive Action Network (SCAN) hypothesis

Dr. Michele Matarazzo interviews Prof. Hesheng Liu about his recent Nature paper proposing a major conceptual shift: Parkinson’s disease as...

Mar 23, 2026

Ataxia Series: The ataxia exam - Phenomenology, classification, and a practical diagnostic roadmap

In this episode, Dr. Orlando Barsottini and Dr. Bart van de Warrenburg discuss the importance of precise neurological examination and classi...

Mar 16, 2026

Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with Mass Social Media-Induced Illness Presenting with Functional Tic-like Behaviors

In this episode, Dr. Kirsten Müller-Vahl explores one of the first long-term follow-up studies of mass social media–induced functional tic-l...

Mar 9, 2026

Revisiting the 2015 MDS clinical diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease

Dr. Eduardo de Pablo-Fernández is joined by Dr. Susan Fox and Dr. Claudia Trenkwalder to discuss how to improve the current MDS clinical dia...

Mar 2, 2026

Distinguishing functional from idiopathic dystonia: A novel approach

Functional dystonia can closely mimic idiopathic dystonia, and objective physiological markers to support the diagnosis are still limited. I...

Feb 23, 2026

What is it? Exercise-induced episodic gait disorder in a young boy

A young boy presents with exercise-induced episodic gait disturbance. Dr. Shekeeb Mohammad analyses the clinical phenomenology alongside lab...

Feb 16, 2026

CSF proenkephalin as a biomarker for premotor Huntington's disease

Dr. Mena Farag joins Dr. Eduardo de Pablo-Fernández to discuss how proenkephalin and other biomarkers can help monitor the earliest stages o...

Feb 9, 2026

Shame in Parkinson's disease: An unseen burden

This episode explores shame as an often-overlooked but impactful non-motor symptom of Parkinson’s disease. Drawing on her team's recent rese...

Feb 2, 2026

Pregnancy and Parkinson’s disease: Navigating care before, during, and after

In this episode, Dr. Alexander Lehn explores the clinical management of Parkinson’s disease across the reproductive journey; before concepti...

Jan 26, 2026

Effects of a probiotic on Parkinson's disease symptoms

Dr. Sara Schaefer is joined by Dr. Valentina Leta and Dr. Ray Chaudhuri to discuss their randomized controlled trial on the effects of probi...

Jan 19, 2026

History of Movement Disorders: Jean-Martin Charcot

In another installment of the ongoing History Series, Dr. Christopher Goetz joins Dr. Sara Schaefer to discuss the legacy of Jean-Martin Cha...

Jan 12, 2026

Hot Topic: Integrating palliative care into routine care for patients with movement disorders

Dr. Sarah Camargos continues her conversation on palliative in movement disorders by interviewing Mr. Victor McConvey. Together they discuss...

Dec 22, 2025

Waveform-based analysis of head tremor using a marker-less tracking algorithm with 2D-video

Differentiating a dystonic head tremor from a head tremor in essential tremor can sometimes be diagnostically challenging. In this episode,...

Dec 15, 2025

Collegiality and friendship - MDS 40th Anniversary

To celebrate the 40th Anniversay of the MDS, Dr. Michele Matarazzo sits down with two key leaders of the MDS Asian Oceanian section, Prof. C...

Dec 8, 2025