45: Small Victories: Advancing Care in Parkinson Disease

Welcome to the NeurologyLive Mind Moments podcast. Tune in to hear leaders in neurology sound off on topics that impact your clinical practice. In this episode, we spoke with Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, MD, associate professor, program director, and chief, Division of Movement Disorders, University of Florida. He detailed the current state of care for patients with advanced Parkinson disease, the ongoing clinical development of therapies, remaining challenges to address in the clinic, and where the field is headed. Episode Breakdown: 2:00 – Overview of the state of care for Parkinson disease 6:00 –The use and importance of patient-reported outcomes 9:20 – Recent advances in the clinical care and research 11:20 – Neurology News Minute 14:10 –The classification of Parkinson disease as a syndrome 15:40 –Ongoing clinical development and biomarker research 20:10 – Improving the education about Parkinson disease The stories featured in this week's Neurology News Minute are further detailed here: FDA Approves Xywav for Idiopathic Hypersomnia AASM Guideline Updates Recommendations for Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence Ravulizumab Phase 3 Trial in ALS Discontinued Due to Lack of Efficacy Thanks for listening to the NeurologyLive Mind Moments podcast. To support the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. For more neurology news and expert-driven content, visit neurologylive.com.