The environmental and genetic risk factors in multiple system atrophy in a Taiwanese population
Objective: The etiology of MSA remains uncertain. Cholesterol and its metabolism derangements, α-Synuclein and CoQ2 genetic polymorphism have been disclosed to be associated with the…Changes in saccade performance with oculomotor task repetition in neurological disorders
Objective: To investigate short-term changes in saccade performance associated with repeated performance of oculomotor tasks in various neurological disorders and to elucidate the underlying neural…Assessment of graphomotor impairment in patients with Spinocerebellar ataxia and Parkinson’s disease
Objective: The study aimed to assess the kinematic characteristics of handwriting in patients with Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) and to compare it with patients with Parkinson's disease…Audiological Evaluation in Sporadic Ataxia
Objective: to describe the audiological and electrophysiological results in patients with sporadic ataxia (SA). Background: Patients with adult onset non-familial progressive ataxia are classified in…Induced pluripotent stem cells based in-vitro modelling of Spinocerebellar Ataxia type -12 (SCA-12).
Objective: To derive neuronal lineages from patient’s peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and exploration of disease biology. Background: Spinocerebellar ataxia type-12 (SCA-12) is a progressive cerebellar…Targeting the intracellular localization of Ataxin-3 as novel treatment strategy for Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3
Objective: Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) or Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) is an autosomal-dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG expansion in the ATXN3 gene…Movement Disorders and Clinical Progression in Spinocerebellar Ataxias
Objective: To study the prevalence and influence of movement disorder signs in SCAs. Background: Movement disorders are common features in spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) but their…Living with Ataxia in Ireland 2016–a nationwide survey of 130 Irish patients with inherited Ataxia
Objective: To collect real-life data from a large cohort of patients with inherited ataxia in Ireland, with special attention to the individual ataxia-related healthcare resources…Corticospinal tract dysfunction precede the cerebellar syndrome in spinocerebellar ataxia 2
Objective: To evaluate if corticospinal tract (CST) dysfunction appears before the cerebellar syndrome in SCA2 Background: Studies of corticospinal tract (CST) function in prodromal spinocerebellar…Allelic CACNA1A disorders: a retrospective cohort analysis on clinical course and overlapping features
Objective: To (1) retrospectively study emerging clinical symptoms and disease course in a cohort of patients with genetically proven CACNA1A mutations and (2) to define…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.