Categories of psychogenic movement disorders to functional blepharospasm
Objective: 1) To investigate if the categories of psychogenic dystonia (PD) proposed by Gupta and Lang could be applied to psychogenic blepharospasm (PB); 2) To…Epidemiological investigation of yips among Golfers in Japan
Objective: To investigate epidemiological aspects of yips among golfers in Japan. Background: Yips are known as a set of conditions associated with an intermittent motor…Clinical and molecular features of DYT1 primary dystonia in a Peruvian population
Objective: To associate clinical data of dystonia patients with the TOR1-A gene mutation in Peru. Background: DYT1 dystonia is a severe generalized form of early-onset…How do we make mistakes diagnosing movement disorders?
Objective: Analyze diagnostic errors in a Movement Disorder Section (MDS) in a public hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Background: Abnormal movements are a common complaint…The prevalence of non- motor symptoms in dystonia
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of non- motor symptoms in patients with idiopathic isolated dystonia and their correlation with disease duration, motor symptoms severity and…Quantitative measurements of deficit type and severity in focal embouchure dystonia
Objective: To identify acoustic variables that characterize focal embouchure dystonia (FED) and use these measures to quantify FED severity. Background: FED is a focal task-specific…Axial prominent, delayed onset dystonia in cerebral palsy: Highlights on a distinct phenotype with favorable outcome following deep brain stimulation
Objective: To report on a subgroup of DCP patients with delayed onset of dystonia who received DBS therapy. Background: Dyskinetic cerebral palsy (DCP) is the…Cognitive and behavioral problems in children and adolescents with myoclonus dystonia
Objective: To compare the neuropsychological and behavioral profile of A) children and adolescents with myoclonus dystonia (MD) to a healthy control group and B) MD…Apraclonidine in blepharospasm
Objective: To describe improvement in blepharospasm with apraclonidine. Background: Blepharospasm is a focal dystonia involving chiefly the orbicularis oculi muscle resulting in involuntary sustained eyelid…Electromyographic and kinematic patterns in runner’s dystonia
Objective: To review electromyographic and kinematic patterns in patients with runner's dystonia (RD). Background: RD is a task-specific focal limb dystonia, preferentially involving the lower…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.