Highlights from the International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders 2024 - Research Updates

Every year, the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) holds its International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders (also known as the MDS Congress), which is the preeminent gathering of medical professionals from around the world who are dedicated to researching and treating Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other movement disorders.

The 2024 MDS Congress took place in Philadelphia, PA, from September 27 through October 1, and APDA was once again in attendance to learn about the latest research and share our resources with the wider PD community. 

To help you stay abreast of the latest PD research news, here we highlight some important abstracts related to clinical trials in PD that were presented at the Congress. We also summarize the key takeaways and refer you to related APDA resources that you might find helpful.

Vision changes are a common but often under-discussed non-motor symptom of Parkinson’s disease. These changes can include eye movement problems, dry eyes, visual hallucinations, and more. On a recent episode of APDA’s Dr. Gilbert Hosts, we spoke with Dr. Janet Rucker, a neuro-ophthalmologist with expertise in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Dr. Rucker provided a helpful overview of this interesting topic, and we covered a lot of ground during the broadcast, including answering many questions from the audience. It was a very informative conversation, and we encourage you to watch the full episode, for your convenience we’ve listed the topics and questions here from the episode with timestamps, so you can skip to what interests you most. Additionally, today we are answering some of the important audience questions that we didn’t have time to get to during the program.

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