
MDS Papers
Groups at MDS publish and release a variety of papers to advance the field of Movement Disorders.
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Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews:
White paper: Research Priorities for Gait and Balance Disturbances in Parkinson’s Disease (2022)
All MDS Papers
These papers represent the work of various MDS Task Forces, Committees, 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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Update on Treatments for Parkinson's Disease Motor Fluctuations – An International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Evidence-Based Medicine Review
March 2025- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Evidence-based medicine review
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Update on Treatments for Nonmotor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease—An Evidence-Based Medicine Review
August 2019- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Evidence-based medicine review
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International Parkinson and movement disorder society evidence-based medicine review: Update on treatments for the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease
March 2018- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Evidence-based medicine review
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.




