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)…Intranasal delivery of insulin for the restoration of memory signaling in Alzheimer disease
Objective: Objective of this study is to develop delivery-system to overcome BBB by employing novel, non-invasive approach via nasal route. The olfactory neural pathway provides…The autonomic nervous system in Friedreich´s Ataxia: preliminary findings
Objective: To investigate the autonomic function in Friedreich´s ataxia (FRDA) Background: FRDA is a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive gait ataxia, limb dysmetria, dysarthria…The relationship among clinical features, DAT scintigraphy and MIBG cardiac scintigraphy in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate correlations among clinical features of Parkinson's disease (PD), odor stick identification test for Japanese (OSIT-J) score,…Assessment of brainstem function with blink reflex variations in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To assess the brainstem function with different variations of blink reflex studies in Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: Although PD presents principally as a movement…Relationship of muscular strength with cardiovascular function in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: Therefore, the current study examined handgrip strength (Hgs), systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) BP, pulse (PP), and mean arterial pressure (MAP), and rate pressure…Factors affecting the cardiac sympathetic denervation in autopsy confirmed dementia with Lewy bodies
Objective: To examine the relation among degeneration of the cardiac sympathetic nerve (CSN), clinical features and neuropathological findings in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Background:…Loss of heart rate variability in ALS: Time and frequency domain assessment
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate alterations in cardiac autonomic control during sleep in patients affected by ALS. Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…ECG-based cardiopulmonary coupling for sleep stability assessment in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Objective: The goal of this preliminary study is to introduce the technique of CardioPulmonary Coupling (CPC) to visualize and quantify the sleep spectrograms of Amyotrophic…Can deep brain stimulation implantation cause multiple system atrophy? A retrospective review of MSA patients
Objective: To evaluate whether implantation of deep brain stimulation (DBS) could lead to multiple system atrophy (MSA). Background: Recent studies regarding the transmissibility of alpha-synuclein…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.