The Movement Disorder Society

The Movement Disorder Society (MDS) is an international professional society of clinicians, scientists, and other healthcare professionals who are interested in Parkinson's disease, related neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders, hyperkinetic Movement Disorders and abnormalities in muscle tone and motor control. The field of Movement Disorders includes the following areas: Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism, ataxia, dystonia, chorea and Huntington's disease, tics and Tourette syndrome, myoclonus and startle, restless legs syndrome, stiff person syndrome, tremor and essential tremor, and gait disorders. [1]

MDS Publications

MDS publishes 16 issues of the journal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_Disorders_%28journal%29Movement Disorders] annually which is published by Wiley-Blackwell.[2] Many articles published in the journal are also featured on DVDs, which are sent to subscribers twice per year. Subscribers also receive supplements on special topics. The MDS Web site houses a complete library of movement disorders videos that accompany articles in the Journal, as well as forums for discussion of unique cases in movement disorders.

The History of MDS

MDS was founded in 1985 on the initiative of Professors Stanley Fahn and C. David Marsden. The organization merged in 1988 with the International Medical Society for Motor Disturbances. The Society has held the annual International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders since 1990.

Notes: About MDS 1 MDS Website 2 Publications 3 Founding Leaders 4 International Congress 5

External links

• MDS Website 6

MDS Electronic Access 7 
MDS Movement Disorders Journal 8
PubMed.gov 9

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