Catatonia, Parkinsonism and Dystonia in a patient with Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome
Objective: We present a case of Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome (ODS) in a patient who underwent liver transplant and subsequently developed multiple movement disorders. Background: ODS…Disparities in access to care and research participation among individuals with advanced Parkinson’s Disease: Comparison of participants in a home visit model vs. national registry
Objective: We sought to identify whether those with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) who become homebound are sociodemographically different than those who continue to attend outpatient…Demographic characteristics of in-hospital deaths among patients with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: Examine demographic characteristics of patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease who die in hospital by secondary analysis of the National Inpatient Sample. Background: As a…Prion disease with 8 octapeptide repeat insertional mutation presenting with HDL1 phenotype
Objective: To report the clinical and genetic features in a patient with an insertion of 8 extra octapeptide repeats in the prion protein gene (PRNP).…Performance at the Category-Exemplars language test (CATEX) in Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease Italian population
Objective: This study aims to explore CATEX sensitivity to detect early cognitive deficits in Huntington’s disease (HD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) Italian population. Background: PD…Burden of Huntington’s disease (HD) on loss of employment status and its association with disease stage
Objective: To evaluate the impact of HD on patients’ employment status and understand its association with disease stage. Background: Work disability is an important outcome…Defining time and anatomical specificity of basal ganglia white matter loss in premanifest Huntington’s disease
Objective: To identify when white matter connections first begin to degenerate in HD and which connections are most susceptible to early degeneration. Background: Huntington’s disease…Abnormal pattern of brain glucose metabolism in multiple system atrophy
Objective: To define and cross-validate the brain glucose metabolic abnormalities in patients with a clinical diagnosis of Multiple System Atrophy (MSA). Background: Despite the availability…Gait and motion analysis in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Objective: Evaluate gait abnormalities in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) with three-dimensional motion analysis. Background: PSP is associated with complex, disabling gait and balance abnormalities that…Navigating therapeutic landscapes with Parkinson’s disease in a scarce biomedical healthcare setting: the case of Kenya
Objective: To explore how people with Parkinson’s disease (PWPD) living in Kenya manage and negotiate their treatment and care within a scarce and overwhelmed biomedical…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.