Tics in Wilson’s Disease and Review of the Literature
Objective: We report a case with tics in a patient with Wilson’s Disease (WD). Background: Wilson’s disease is a genetic disorder of copper metabolism, leading…The clinical spectrum of motor stereotypies in progressive supranuclear palsy: An early, frequent and underestimated symptom
Objective: To describe the frequency, phenomenology, and clinical and neuropsychological correlates of stereotypies in PSP. Background: Stereotypies are repetitive, patterned and predictable purposeless movements. Unlike…Differential effects of ventral or dorsal predominant dopaminerjic denervation of striatum on development of dopamine dysregulation syndrome and punding in a rat model of parkinsonism
Objective: To model and assess the differential effects of ventral or dorsal predominant dopaminergic denervation of striatum on development of impulsive compulsive behaviors (ICB) in…Leg Stereotypy Disorder: Clinical Characteristics and Prevalence
Objective: To describe phenomenology and prevalence of leg stereotypy disorder (LSD) Background: LSD is characterized chiefly by repetitive, rhythmical, stereotyped leg movement when sitting (Jankovic…Hemi-stereotypies symptomatic to aneurysm: Differential diagnosis of tardive dyskinesia
Objective: Below we present the case of a hemi-stereotypies symptomatic to aneurysm of the middle cerebral artery presented in mass effect on the subthalamic nucleus…Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus (PERM) in an intellectually disabled patient initially misdiagnosed as neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
Objective: This is the first reported case of PERM made in a patient with profound mental retardation and we highlight the unusual features of his…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.