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By Hubert H. Fernandez, MD and Marcelo Merello, MD, PhD
Welcome to the February-March 2010 Edition of the MDS Web site! Click here
Case of the Month
A 43-year-old gentleman presented to the clinic in 2007 with progressive swallowing difficulty, speech difficulty and spasm on his right side of the neck.
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Editor's Choice Article
"Apathy may herald cognitive decline and dementia in Parkinson's
disease" by Kathy Dujardin, PhD et al. Summary and podcast review by Lindsey Kirsch-Darrow, MS, and Dawn Bowers, PhD
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Quick Opinion Please
The patient is a 44-year-old man. His problems started about 5 years ago gradually with mild involuntary rotational movements in his neck.
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Rating Scales
MDS-owned rating scales & MDS Task Force Recommended Scales
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Reviews and Position Papers
The complete collection of Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews and Task Force Position Papers published in the Movement Disorders Journal.
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Movement Disorders Journal
Your direct access to the official journal of The Movement Disorder Society. Impact factor: 3.898*.
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*ISI Journal Citation Reports 2008
Health Professionals
Are you a nurse, therapist or dietician? Look no further for valuable information and resources related to your specialty.
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President's Letter
I am pleased to look back on a highly successful year for The Movement Disorder Society (MDS). The accomplishments of the Society depend heavily on the participation of its membership, which reached an all-time high this year to over 3,000 members from more than 80 countries.
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An MDS Educational and Ambassador Program: Highlights of the 1st Movement Disorders Society National Convention Focusing on X-Linked Dystonia
Greetings to MDS from the Movement Disorders Society of the Philippines (MDSP). We thank you for having officially accepted us into your folds as an MDS Affiliate Society.
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Ongoing
MDS 12th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders
Webcasts from the Teaching Courses, June 22-26, 2008 in Chicago, IL, USA
De Novo Parkinson's Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment
CME Webcast - September 13, 2008,
San Francisco, CA, USA
Journal CME
Your source for quality medical education
The Clinicians' and Nurses' Guide to Parkinson's Disease
Co-sponsored by WE MOVE and The Movement Disorder Society
Upcoming
De Novo Parkinson's Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment
April 24, 2010
Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal
European Summer School for Young Neurologists
July 9-11, 2010
Radboud University
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
New Therapies for Advanced Parkinson's Disease
September 17, 2010
Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
November 2010
São Paulo, Brazil