Gastrointestinal transit time in Parkinson’s disease -a novel 3D method
Objective: To study the GI transit time with a novel ambulatory electromagnetic system in PD patients and healthy controls. Background: The majority of Parkinson’s disease…Pancreatic polypeptide plasma levels in Parkinson’s disease – a marker of parasympathetic denervation
Objective: To study plasma PP concentration during sham feeding in PD patients and healthy controls, as a measure of pancreatic vagal innervation. Background: Most patients…Validation of the Utility of Brief Smell Identification Test Simplified Chinese Version 2 in Chinese Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To validate the utility and efficiency of Brief Smell Identification Test Simplified Chinese Version 2 (B-SIT CV2) in Chinese Parkinson's disease patients and investigate…Circadian and Homeostatic Modulation of Multi-unit Activity in Dopaminergic and Striatal Structures
Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the circadian and homeostatic modulation of the multi-unit activity of dopamineric and striatal neuronal structures. Background:…Correlation and impact of non-motor symptoms on intensity of motor symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease
Objective: Tha aim of the study was to determine the relationship between the development of non-motor symptoms in the development of motor deficitis in patients…Heart rate variability in Parkinson’s Disease and idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder and relation with other non-motor symptoms
Objective: To evaluate Heart Rate Variability (HRV) changes across sleep stages in Parkinson's Disease (PD) and idiopathic REM Sleep Behavior disorder (RBD) patients, and to…Assessment of pain in Parkinson’s disease: comparison between clinical and self-reported measures
Objective: To compare the performance of several pain measures, self- and rater-based, in PD patients. Background: Pain is a prevalent and complex symptom in Parkinson’s…Predicting the onset of freezing of gait: A longitudinal study
Objective: This prospective cohort study sought to examine longitudinal data spanning the transition period where PD patients developed FOG to identify symptoms that may precede…Assessment of Autonomic Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease
Objective: Assessment of autonomic dysfunction in patients with Parkinson's disease and further comparison with patients without autonomic symptoms Background: A frequent disabling complication of Parkinson’s…Association of impaired melatonin secretion with sleep disturbance in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To clarify if impaired melatonin secretion is associated with daytime or nighttime sleep disturbances in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Background: PD is associated…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.