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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 podcast discusses a relevant development in the field, including highlighted journal articles and interviews with the authors.

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What you missed: 2026 MDS Congress, Day 2

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2026/10/05

Highlights from day 2: Dr. Sanjay Pandey recaps the key takeaways, including from the aging & comorbidities and renown awardee lecture sessions.

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What you missed: 2026 MDS Congress, Day 1

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2026/10/04

Dr. Thomas Kimber breaks down the eventful and science-packed first day of the #MDSCongress.

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Presidential Lecture Awardee: David Marsden Lecture...

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2026/09/30

Prof. Tiago Outeiro speaks with 2026 MDS Congress C. David Marsden Presidential Lecture Award winner Prof. Vincenzo Bonifati about his landmark genetic discoveries and the future of movement disorders research.

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Junior Awardee: Prevalence of Parkinson's in Kenya |...

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2026/09/28

Sara Schaefer speaks with the MDS Congress 2026 Junior Award Winner Dr. Richard Morton about his prevalence study on Parkinson's disease in Kalifi County, Kenya, a substudy of the Transforming Parkinson's Care in Africa (TraPCAf) study.

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Junior Awardee: Can cortical signals tell us what is...

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2026/09/23

In this episode, we speak with Zixiao Yin, recipient of a Junior Award at the MDS Congress, about his work on reconstructing deep brain activity from cortical signals. Using more than 700 hours of simultaneous cortical and subcortical recordings across different movement disorders, brain targets, and clinical states, Yin and colleagues developed deep learning approaches to infer subcortical activity from cortical recordings. We discuss why this could matter for adaptive DBS, how cortical signals

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Presidential Lecture Awardee: Stanley Fahn Award...

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2026/09/21

Dr. Sara Schaefer speaks with 2026 MDS Congress Stanley Fahn Award Lecture winner Dr. Beomseok Jeon about his career and the inspiration he drew from his time as a movement disorders fellow under Dr. Stanley Fahn.

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Setting the TEMPO: What have we learned about D1/D5...

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2026/09/14

Dr. Divyani Garg speaks with Dr. Hubert H. Fernandez about tavapadon, a once-daily selective dopamine D1/D5 receptor agonist, and what the TEMPO clinical development program tells us about its potential role in Parkinson’s disease (PD). They discuss the rationale for D1/D5 stimulation, findings from other TEMPO programs, the magnitude and clinical meaning of the motor benefit, flexible dosing, and the important tolerability and discontinuation findings from TEMPO-2. The conversation also explores

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History of Movement Disorders: Animal models for...

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2026/09/08

Prof. Jeffrey Kordower and Prof. Franziska Richter Assêncio join Prof. Tiago Outeiro to discuss the historical use of animal models in the field of Parkinson's disease. Together they review ethical issues, the value of different types of models, and their relevance to the field.

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Hot Topic: Prodromal Parkinson's disease

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2026/08/31

In this new episode of the Hot Topic 'Prodromal synucleinopathies' Dr. Eva Schäffer joins Dr. Eduardo de Pablo Fernández to discuss recent advances, future challenges, and practical clinical advice in prodromal Parkinson's disease.

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What is it? A young girl with subacute jerky movements

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2026/08/24

In this episode, Dr. Kathryn Yang discusses a case of a young girl with subacute-onset jerky movements with an interesting finding on oculomotor examination, and explores the etiological diagnosis of this peculiar syndrome. Read the article.

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Hot Topic: Prodromal synucleinopathies - REM sleep...

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2026/08/17

Sleep Specialist Dr. Laura Pérez-Carbonell joins Dr. Eduardo de Pablo Fernández to discuss a wide range of topics related to REM sleep behaviour disorder as a prodromal synucleinopathy.

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ERNA: A newer neurophysiological biomarker to...

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2026/08/03

In this episode, Dr. Mitra Afshari speaks with Dr. Jen Nagao about her latest work highlighting the automation of subthalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) with Evoked Resonant Neural Activity (ERNA) in Parkinson’s disease. They discuss the potential benefits of ERNA over beta power in the operating room and future opportunities to explore this newer neurophysiological marker for DBS programming. Read the article. Journal CME is available until June 30, 2027.

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DaxibotulinumtoxinA for cervical dystonia

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2026/07/27

Dr. Todd Gross and Dr. Laxman Bahroo discuss with Dr. Sara Schaefer the real-world use of daxibotulinumtoxinA in patients with cervical dystonia following initial clinical trials and FDA approval. Read the article.

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What is it? Recurrent behavioral arrest and loss of...

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2026/07/20

Dr. Asif Doja explores the diagnostic possibilities of behavioral arrests and loss of postural reflexes in a young boy, and details the diagnostic approach to such cases. View the case videos: KCNMA1-Related Episodes of Behavioral Arrest and Loss of Postural Reflexes Cataplexy in Patients Harboring the KCNMA1 p.N999S Mutation

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Hot Topic: Music therapy in the rehabilitation of...

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2026/07/13

Ms. Nicole Duff spends time with Mrs. Cassandra Mulcahy and Prof. Stefan Mainka, both of whom are qualified music therapists. They discuss the benefits of music therapy in treating both motor and non-motor symptoms in persons with Parkinson's disease. Different forms of music therapy are discussed, along with the physiology behind them. Lastly, possible future directions of music therapy in the rehabilitation of persons with Parkinson's disease were explored.

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Beyond the gene: Targeting neuroinflammation in...

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2026/07/06

Dr. Sarah Camargos is joined by Dr. Rajeev Kumar to explore early research on targeting neuroinflammation in Huntington's disease. Dr. Kumar delves into the intricacies of the complement cascade, highlighting the pivotal role of C1q as the recognition molecule at the top of this immune system chain reaction and how ANX005 aims to prevent the initiation of the cascade. He further discusses the implications of biomarker advancements and safety protocols in moving towards more effective treatments for

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Hot Topic: Argentine tango in the rehabilitation of...

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2026/06/29

Ms. Nicole Duff and Prof. Hae-Young Hawong discuss the benefits of Argentine tango in the rehabilitation of person's with Parkinson disease. The motor, non-motor, social, and quality of life gains are all explored; in addition to, the neuro-anatomical, neurophysiological and neuroplastic benefits. Prof. Hawong also describes the very successful and passion-based Argentine tango program she has established at the Yale School of Medicine.

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Blocking alpha-synuclein propagation with perampanel

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2026/06/22

Dr. Norihito Uemura joins Prof. Tiago Outeiro to discuss perampanel, an AMPA receptor antagonist, and how it has been shown to block alpha-synuclein propagation and neurodegeneration in a mouse model of Lewy body disease. Dr. Uemura explains the mechanistic findings of transsynaptic propagation and the study limitations pertaining to mouse behavior. They also discuss perampanel’s established therapeutic ranges in epilepsy, review limited prior Parkinson’s data, and outline next steps including a

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End of life preferences of people with Parkinson's...

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2026/06/15

Ms. Nicole Duff and Dr. Marjan Meinders discuss end of life preferences of people with Parkinson’s disease. Together they discuss the ways that end-of-life records could be sourced, as well as what information could be found in the end-of-life record. They further dive into the differences between specific European countries and the reasons around the low rate of end-of-life records for people with Parkinson's disease.

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Quality of life in Parkinson’s disease

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2026/06/08

Dr. Connie Marras discusses with Dr. Sara Schaefer her recent study in Movement Disorders Clinical Practice exploring the perspective of Persons with Parkinson's disease on the definition of quality of life. Read the article.

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