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Articles tagged "Aging"

  • 2018 International Congress

    Longitudinal MRI to predict cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease

    T. Melzer, D. Myall, L. Livingston, M. Almuqbel, M. MacAskill, T. Pitcher, K. Horne, S. Grenfell, M. Pascoe, D. Miller, R. Keenan, J. Dalrymple-Alford, T. Anderson (Christchurch, New Zealand)

    Objective: To determine the value of MRI metrics in predicting global cognitive ability in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Background: Progressive cognitive impairment is a dominant feature…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Dielectric Properties of Blood Plasma Predict Cognitive Impairment in an Amyloid-Beta-Induced Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Dementia

    E. Dalle, A. Lonappan, M. Mabandla, W. Daniels (Durban, South Africa)

    Objective: This study presents a novel method of predicting the behavioral pattern in male Sprague-Dawley rats with impaired learning and memory, based on the measurement…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Clinical characteristics of frailty in Parkinson’s disease

    M. Peball, P. Mahlknecht, M. Werkmann, K. Marini, F. Murr, H. Herzmann, H. Stockner, R. de Marzi, B. Heim, A. Djamshidian, P. Willeit, J. Willeit, S. Kiechl, M. Nocker, K. Mair, W. Poewe, K. Seppi (Innsbruck, Austria)

    Objective: To assess the prevalence of frailty and its association with disease features in patients with Parkinson´s disease (PD). Background: Frailty is a multifactorial syndrome…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Educating Movement Disorders through a web based counselling service in Mauritius

    M. Busgopaul (Port Louis, Mauritius)

    Objective: The provision of solutions and relevant information to the general public and mostly to young people is the way forward to help the elderly…
  • 2018 International Congress

    The pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength tests of elderly people with Parkinson’s disease: A two-year observational study

    R. Gonçalves, J. Neto, P. Cortêz, C. Silva, N. De Souza, E. Souza, T. Freitas, C. Barros, E. Leon, F. Sanchez, E. Andrade (Manaus, Brazil)

    Objective: To follow for two years pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength tests of elderly people with Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: Respiratory disorders are common…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Cognition related to striatal dopaminergic function in healthy subjects, in consideration to aging

    H. Li, S. Hirano, S. Furakawa, K. Kojima, K. Shimizu, Y. Nakano, H. Tai, H. Mukai, T. Uno, T. Iimori, H. Matsuda, S. Kuwabara (Chiba, Japan)

    Objective: The aim of the present study was to find the relationship between striatal dopamine transporter (DAT) and cognitive function in healthy subjects and these…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Screening performance of abbreviated versions of the UPSIT smell test

    T. Joseph, S. Auger, L. Peress, D. Rack, A. Schrag, A. Noyce (London, United Kingdom)

    Objective: To compare the screening performance of existing abbreviated (4-12 item) versions of the 40-item University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT), and to identify…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Role of metformin in diabetic aging female rat brain: a future therapy for neurodegenerative diseases

    P. Kumar, N. Baquer (New Delhi, India)

    Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate effects of metformin on glucose transporter (GLUT1, GLUT3) expression, intracellular calcium levels, expression of synaptic molecules…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Lottery choice task as a detect tool for PD patients with pathological gambling

    W. Liu, R. Wu, J. Goh (Hualien, Taiwan)

    Objective: We aim to develop a tool lack of stigma to detect patients' impulse control problems. Background: Dopaminergic medication is current major treatment for Parkinson's…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Primary familial brain calcification – The impact of calcifications on the development of motor symptoms

    D. Alvarez-Fischer, C. Schiemenz, G. Mahlke, A. Keller, A. Westenberger, J. Erdmann, Z. Aherrahrou, C. Klein (Lübeck, Germany)

    Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the nigro-striatal system in a genetic mouse model of primary familial brain calcification (PFBC)…
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