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April 2013
1. Parkinson's disease in sub-Saharan Africa
2. Journal Clinical Vignette & Commentary: Slowing of saccadic eye movements in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease
3. Journal Feature Article: β-amyloid and postural instability and gait difficulty in Parkinson's disease at risk for dementia
4. Journal Feature Article: Cerebrospinal fluid Aβ levels correlate with structural brain changes in Parkinson's disease
March 2013
1. Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale - Spanish Translation
2. Book Review: Movement Disorders: Unforgettable Cases and Lessons from the Bedside
February 2013
1. Patient Education: The 9th Asian Pacific Parkinson Association Meeting
2. Message from the Editors
3. Highlights of 17th International Congress
4. What to see and do while in Sydney, Australia
5. New study suggests deep brain stimulation (DBS) is now beneficial in earlier stages of Parkinson's disease
January 2013
1. Abstract submission deadline for 2013 Congress extended
2. Task Force on Africa: Parkinson's Nurse Specialist Training Course in Tanzania featured on BBC World Service ![]()
3. Health Professionals: Inter-Professional Education for the Multi-Disciplinary Team
4. EFNS-MDS-ES recommendations for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
5. Summary of the recommendations of the EFNS/MDS-ES review on therapeutic management of Parkinson's disease
6. Book Review: Marsden's Book of Movement Disorders
7. AOS Training Fellowship Applications being accepted through January 31, 2013
December 2012
1. Improving Lives of People Affected by Huntington's Disease
2. EHDN: A Collaborative Platform
3. HD: From Basic Sciences to Social and Family Issues
4. 2013 Congress Registration now open
5. Health Professionals (Non-Physician) Featured Review: Quality of Life in Parkinson's
6. Message from the Editors
7. Video: Welcome to MDS 
8. Video: 2012 Oral History Interviews 
9. Video: MDS Social Media Connections 
10. Comment on October 2012 Journal Article 
11. Video: Message from MDS President 
12. MDS Rating Scales Update
13. Editor's Choice Article & Review: Gait patterns in parkinsonian patients with or without mild cognitive impairment
November 2012
1. 2013 Congress Housing Reservations Now Open
2. Registration now open for Winter School for Young Neurologists in Tartu, Estonia, March 1-3, 2013
3. Registration now open for Summer School for Young Neurologists in Santiago, Chile, April 5-7, 2013
4. Health Professionals (Non-Physician) Can Access Information About Interdisciplinary Care
5. Video: About the MDS-UPDRS 
October 2012
1. 2013 Congress Abstract Submission Now Open
2. 2012 Congress Blue Ribbon Highlights
3. MDS-UPDRS Training Program & Exercise Now Available in Italian, Spanish and French 
4. New books: Rating Scales in Parkinson's Disease: Clinical Practice and Research
5. Congress 2013 Travel Grant applications now being accepted
6. Editor's Choice Article & Review: Tricyclic antidepressants delay the need for dopaminergic therapy in early Parkinson's
disease ![]()
7. Quick Opinion Please: 18-year-old woman with episodic unilateral arm movements (Members Only) 
September 2012
1. Editors Choice Article & Review: Genetic Influences in Cognitive Decline of PD ![]()
2. 17th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders
3. Streaming Video from Toronto, Buenos Aires Congresses 
4. Health Professionals (Non-Physician) Video Presentations from 16th International Congress 
August 2012
1. Message from the Editors
2. Highlights from the 16th International Congress
3. 2012 MDS Awards
4. Education: New course offerings in Stockholm, Boston
5. UDysRS Training Program & Exercise 
July 2012
1. Congress 2012: Claim CME
2. Congress 2012: View Abstracts
3. April 2012 Issue of Movement Disorders - Japanese
4. MDS-ES Review: Functional immaturity of cortico-basal ganglia networks in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
5. 5th Annual Summer School for Young Neurologists
June 2012
1. NINDS Releases Huntington's Disease Common Data Elements
2. Message from the Editors: Journal Podcasts and the 16th International Congress
3. Free! Top Downloaded Journal Articles in 2012
4. Download the MDS Journal Mobile App
5. MDS-ES: Update from the Chair
May 2012
1. European Dystonia Network Meeting in Dublin is June 16
2. 2012-2014 MDS-ES Education Strategic Plan
3. 2012 Congress: Change to Poster Viewing Location
April 2012
1. Membership Needs Assessment Survey (Open to members and non-members)
2. Message from the Health Professionals (Non-Physician) Special Interest Group
3. Movement Disorders Journal Podcast Reports ![]()
4. Message from the Editors
5. Latest Issue of Moving Along
6. 2013 International Congress: Session Suggestions now being accepted
7. Understanding Gait in Aging: Finding the Way Forward
8. Aging, the Central Nervous System and Mobility in Older Adults
9. MDS Outreach Education Programs
10. An Evening with Lúnasa and the Brain in Dublin
11. Editor's Choice Article & Review: Pisa syndrome in Parkinson's disease ![]()
February 2012
1. Education: Host a Summer or Winter School for Young Neurologists
2. Education: Summer School for Young Neurologists is July 6-8, 2012
3. MDS-ES and EFNS Annual Congress in Stockholm - Program available
4. Patient Education: Recent Advances in Parkinson's disease webcast 
5. Editor's Choice Article & Review: Mortality from Parkinson's disease: A population-based prospective study (NEDICES) ![]()
6. Update on treatments for symptoms of motor Parkinson's disease
7. Update on treatments for symptoms of nonmotor Parkinson's disease
January 2012
1. Education: Bloomsday Basic Movement Disorders Course
2. Case of the Month: Calling All Regional Section Cases!
3. Education: Botulinum Toxin Training Course
4. MDS Website E-Newsletter
5. Education: Coffee Break CME Now Online! 
December 2011
1. 2012 Congress: Grand Rounds
2. 2012 Congress: Latest News and Updates
3. Editor's Choice Article & Review: The relation between cognition and motor dysfunction in drug-naive newly diagnosed patients with Parkinson's disease ![]()
4. MDS Website E-Newsletter
November 2011
1. Moving Along: Vol. 15, Issue 2
2. Global Assessment Scale for Wilson's Disease
3. 2012 Congress: MDS Video Games Letter of Intent Submissions
4. European Section: Diagnosis and Treatment of Dystonia Syndromes Course Report
October 2011
1. MDS Headlines: Latest Society News
2. AOS: Letter from the Chair
3. Health Professionals (Non-Physician): Featured Article
4. 16th International Congress: Abstract Submissions Open
5. MDS-UPDRS: Italian and Spanish Versions Now Available
6. Links: Ongoing and Future Clinical Trials
September 2011
- 16th International Congress: New Website Debuts
- MDS Journal: Japanese Editions
- Education: Basic Movement Disorders Curriculum
August 2011
- Leadership: 2011-2013 MDS President and Officers
- Course Report: 3rd AOPMC, Taipei, Taiwan
- Health Professionals (Non-Physician): Reviews in Physical Therapy, Nursing, and Genetics
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Course Report: PAS Ambassador Program - San Salvador, El Salvador
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History in Movement Disorders: Personal Reflections

- 15th International Congress: Presidential Lectures Video
- Enroll HD: A Progressive Registry Study in Global Huntington's Disease COHORT
July 2011
- Rating Scales: MDS-Recommended and MDS-Owned Scales
- Sub-Saharan Africa Special Interest Group Launches



