14th International Congress News

The Preliminary Program is now available!

MDS Honorary Membership Award Presentation
The MDS Awards Committee is pleased to announce that Prof. Andrew Lees of the Reta Lila Weston Institute of Neurological Studies in London, UK; and Dr. Ann Graybiel of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA, USA, will receive Honorary Membership Awards to be presented at the Opening Ceremony of the 14th International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders in Buenos Aires on June 13, 2010.

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Argentina Tours - A wide selection of tours is available to all International Congress delegates by Ovation Argentina. Click here for a complete list of available tours and pricing information.

Pre-Order 14th International Congress Teaching Courses on DVD -  Each DVD includes slides, audio and video of all eight teaching courses and the accompanying syllabi. Teaching course titles include:

• Neuroimaging techniques and applications
• Update on dystonia
• Differential diagnosis of parkinsonism
• Genetics of movement disorders
• Music and movement disorders
• Pediatric movement disorders
• Neuropharmacology of Parkinson's disease
• Update on Tremor

MDS Members: Regular price $100.00. Special pre-order offer of $50.00
Non-Members: Regular price $200.00. Special pre-order offer of $100.00

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Late Breaking Abstract Deadline - April 2, 2010
A Late Breaking Abstract is any abstract reporting information that became available for public dissemination after the deadline of the regular abstract submission. It must be of critical importance to the clinical and/or scientific community and/or the public and should be newsworthy. Deadline is April 2, 2010 at 12:00 Noon US Central time. Click here for more information.

Regional Section News

Web Site News

Message from the Web Editors - As we pass the halfway mark of our tenure as Co-Medical Editors of our Society's Web site, we would like to thank all of you for the tremendous support and the positive feedback we have received. To date, we have redesigned our home page, added features, links, new icons, drop-down menus in our effort to make our Web site the central hub of our international Society's activities and communications. Click here to read more.

Letter from the President - 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. Click here to read more.

Editor's Choice Article  - “Apathy may herald cognitive decline and dementia in Parkinson's disease” by Kathy Dujardin, PhD, et al. The summary and podcast review are contributed by Lindsey Kirsch-Darrow, MS, and Dawn Bowers, PhD. Click here to read the article and listen to the podcast.

Case of the Month - A 43-year-old gentleman presented with progressive swallowing difficulty, speech difficulty and spasm on his right side of the neck. He also complained of numbness of his right side of chin and has had a history of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Click here to view the case and test your knowledge.