Parkinson Weekly
Parkinson Weekly is your go-to podcast for the latest insights in Parkinson’s disease. Each week, Professor Bas Bloem, Consultant Neurologist in the Department of Neurology at Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, takes you through his chosen “Article of the Week” – highlighting new research, clinical perspectives, and what it means for patients, carers, and healthcare professionals.
Have a question you’d like Bas to answer on the podcast? Email us at parkinsonweekly@gmail.com – we’d love to hear from you.
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Podcasting since 2025 • 23 episodes
Parkinson Weekly
Latest Episodes
EP 19 - Parkinson’s disease: cognitive challenges and the practical “detours” people use to navigate them in daily life
🎙️ We’re back with the nineteenth episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In this episode, Bas shines a light on an often overlooked aspect of Parkinson’s disease: cognitive challenges and the practical “detours”...
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EP 18 - Article Of The Week: Effect on Dyskinesia of the Early Combination of Amantadine to Levodopa-Therapy in Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study (PREMANDYSK)
🎙️ We’re back with the eighteenth episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In this episode, Bas discusses new evidence on an old drug: amantadine. He reviews the PREMANDYSK study, a large multicentre, randomis...
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EP 17 – Article Of The Week: Incidence and Spatial Variation of Parkinson’s Disease in the Netherlands in 2017–2022 - Dutch
🎙️ We zijn terug met de zeventiende aflevering van Parkinson Weekly, gepresenteerd door prof. Bas Bloem.Bas bespreekt het Artikel van de Week: Incidence and Spatial Variation of Parkinson’s Disease in the Netherlands in...
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EP 17 – Article Of The Week: Incidence and Spatial Variation of Parkinson’s Disease in the Netherlands in 2017–2022 - English
🎙️ We’re back with the seventeenth episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.Bas discusses the Article of the Week: Incidence and Spatial Variation of Parkinson’s Disease in the Netherlands in 2017–2022
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EP 16 – Article Of The Week: Mucuna pruriens in untreated Parkinson's disease in sub-Saharan Africa: A 12-month, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial
🎙️ We’re back with the sixteenth episode of Parkinson Weekly, hosted by Prof. Bas Bloem.In this episode, Bas discusses the Article of the Week: Mucuna pruriens in untreated Parkinson’s disease in sub-Saharan Africa: A 1...
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