Normal “heart” in Parkinson’s disease: Is this a distinct clinical phenotype?
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether non-motor manifestations of Parkinson’s disease (PD) differ between patients with normal and abnormal myocardial metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG)…Parkinson’s disease patients with cognitive impairment more sensitive to pain?
Objective: To determine whether parkinson's disease (PD) patients with cognitive impairment is more sensitive for pain than PD patients without cognitive impairment. Background: PD patients…“Home made” olfactory spice discrimination test for PD
Objective: To compare the olfactory function of Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients and healthy controls by using an olfactory screening test composed of common spices. In…Sexual Dysfunction in Women with Parkinson’s Disease
Objective: To assess the prevalence and significance of sexual dysfunction (SD) in women with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in comparison to general population, highlight the specific…Intrathecal Administration of Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Multiple System Atrophy – A Phase I/II Dose-Escalation Trial
Objective: To explore intrathecal administration of autologous mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) as therapeutic approach to multiple system atrophy (MSA). Background: MSA is a rapidly progressive…A pilot study of mindfulness yoga on psychological distress in people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD)
Objective: This study aimed to examine the feasibility of a mindfulness yoga programme among people with PD. Background: Psychological distress like anxiety and depression is…First Report of Clinical Outcomes Resulting from Use of Directional Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease and Essential Tremor
Objective: To evaluate clinical motor outcomes, the patient´s subjectively perceived benefit and the frequency of the use of directional lead stimulation in subjects with Essential tremor…Disparities in Access to DBS Surgery Based on Demographics of Patients with PD Admitted for DBS Surgery in the United States from 2003 to 2013
Objective: To better understand current demographics of DBS use and identify non-medical barriers to its utilization. Background: Parkinson’s Disease (PD) has seen increasingly more sophisticated…Eight contacts with multiple-source current steering in pallidal deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease: a non-randomized, single center, open-lavel study
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of pallidal deep brain stimulation (DBS) using eight contacts electrodes with multiple-source current steering for motor improvement in patients with…Novel TUBB4A variants in idiopathic dystonia
Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate TUBB4A variants in patients with idiopathic dystonia. Background: Mutations in TUBB4A, which encodes beta-tubulin 4A, were…