The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society – non-motor rating scale (MDS-NMS): Results from the cognitive pre-testing and phases 1 and 2 of an international validation
Objective: To revise the Non-Motor Sumptom Scale (NMSS) and develop a new up to date version, the MDS-NMS, a project commissioned by the International Parkinson…Application and correlates of the PSP quality of life scale
Objective: To apply the PSP Quality of Life scale (PSP-QoL) within a cross-sectional PSP population and correlate these scores with those of the PSP rating…Long-term impact of lead poisoning on neurologic function in children and adolescents
Objective: To elucidate (1) whether prolonged effects of lead exposure are persistently reflected by impaired neurological parameters and (2) whether these outcomes can be attributed…Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the scales for outcomes in Parkinson’s disease-autonomic questionnaire (SCOPA-AUT)
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the SCOPA-AUT. Background: The scales for outcomes…Composite autonomic symptom scale-31 (COMPASS-31) is useful for evaluation of autonomic dysfunction in patients with parkinsonism
Objective: To investigate the usefulness of composite autonomic symptom scale 31 (COMPASS-31) in patients with parkinsonism by comparing COMPASS-31 between PD and MSA patients, and…The practicalities of freezing of gait assessment methods
Objective: To highlight the available assessment tools and to provide practical, experience-based recommendations for reliable assessment of freezing of gait (FOG). Background: FOG is a…Comparison of change in the UPDRS verses MDS-UPDRS in a population of Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS)
Objective: To compare assessment tools for capturing the therapeutic effect of DBS for treating PD using the original UPDRS and The Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision…Relationship between fatigue and sleep disturbances in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A study using Parkinson’s disease sleep scale-2
Objective: To evaluate the relationship between fatigue and sleep disturbances in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: In patients with PD, fatigue is an important…Comparison of Test Your Memory (TYM) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) measures in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: We sought to determine: a) the ability of TYM to discriminate between PD patients with and without cognitive deficits b) equivalence between MoCA scores…Validation of a screening questionnaire for X-linked dystonia parkinsonism (XDP): The first phase of the population based prevalence study of XDP in Panay
Objective: To develop and validate a simple, easy to use, community-based, screening questionnaire for the diagnosis of X-linked dystonia parkinsonism (XDP), a movement disorder afflicting…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.