An exploration of tic phenomenology in children with primary tic disorders
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the phenomenology of tics in children with primary tic disorders and investigate how age and sex…Effect of lower limb vs. abdominal compression on mobility in orthostatic hypotension – a single-blinded, randomized, controlled, cross-over study in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: Orthostatic hypotension (OH) in Parkinson’s disease (PD) is frequent and associated with reduced quality of life and reduced activities of daily living. Abdominal binders…Remote identification of early, sensor-based markers of Parkinson’s Disease using participants’ smartphones: The Parkinson Progression Marker Initiative Digital sub-study
Objective: To summarize the design of the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) Digital sub-study. The study objective is to identify the earliest signs and symptoms…Novel strategies based on sensory electrical stimulation to manage tremor in Parkinson’s disease. A pilot study.
Objective: Tremor can be a disabling motor symptom in patients with Parkinson´s disease (PD) and in some patients is refractory to medication. Here we present…Progress of the UK Cholinesterase inhibitor to prevent falls in Parkinson’s disease (CHIEF-PD) trial
Objective: This abstract provides an overview of the progress of the CHIEF-PD trial. Background: Falls are a common and debilitating consequence of Parkinson’s disease (PD).…The potential role of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in movement disorders: Implications and Risk assessment to Human Health
Objective: The objective of our study is to critically summarized the neurotoxicity of Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and linked this environmental pollutant with movement disorders and…Whole exome sequencing in 62 families with early-onset movement disorders, cerebellar ataxia and hereditary spastic paraplegia from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Azerbaijan
Objective: To report the results of whole-exome sequencing (WES) in 62 families with early-onset movement disorders, cerebellar ataxia, and hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) from Kazakhstan,…Multimodal assessment of nigrostriatal degeneration in de novo Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To study nigrostriatal changes with a multifactorial neuroimaging approach in order to further characterize early abnormalities in Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Background: Imaging techniques allow…Overnight stimulation: a new rescue strategy for deep brain stimulation-induced bradykinesia in dystonia?
Objective: We report the serendipity case of overnight stimulation for the management of stimulation-induced bradykinesia in two patients with generalized dystonia and clinically-effective pallidal deep…Levodopa–entacapone–carbidopa intestinal gel infusion for advanced Parkinson’s disease patients – data from a Romanian center
Objective: To report the experience with levodopa–entacapone–carbidopa intestinal gel infusion (LECIG) for the management of advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) from a Romanian center. Background: LECIG…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.