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International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

MDS Papers

Groups at MDS publish and release a variety of papers to advance the field of Movement Disorders.

All MDS Papers

These papers represent the work of various MDS Task ForcesCommittees, and Study Groups to address areas in the field of Movement Disorders. Their results and efforts further the clinical and scientific mission of the Society. They include position papers, critiques, and recommendations on rating scales, guidelines, and reports.
 

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Perspective: Behind the science 
Scaling clinical guidelines for a global audience

“... A guideline, to me, is dangerous because it doesn't put you in the context of the very patient you're dealing with. So we took a different strategy.

Christopher Goetz, MD, shares why MDS moved away from traditional medical guidelines, and how the Society instead evaluates treatments with an adaptable methodology that can account for geographical and cultural differences across global contexts.