Corticobasal degeneration and frontotemporal dementia – an overlapping continuum
Objective: This clinical case intends to highlight the continuum between frontotemporal dementia and corticobasal syndrome. Background: A substantive overlap between corticobasal degeneration and frontotemporal dementia…Understanding the illness experience of people living with Parkinson’s disease: A mixed methods study
Objective: This study aimed to (i) examine the relationship of psychological distress and HRQoL and (ii) explore the illness experience among people with PD. Background:…Patient characteristics that impact caregiver burden in Parkinson’s disease in Singapore
Objective: The primary aim of this study was to identify patient characteristics that impact the caregiver burden in Parkinson’s disease (PD) in Singapore Background: PD…PD Check-In: Supporting people with Parkinson’s Disease in self-managed maintenance of communication following intensive speech treatment
Objective: To investigate a supported self-management model of care, PD Check-In, for long term maintenance of speech, communication and quality of life in Parkinson’s Disease…Psychological distress among caregivers of Parkinson’s patients assessed with the SCL-90-R self-reported questionnaire
Objective: Caregivers of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) experience increased levels of psychological distress. This study investigated the impact of caring for patients with PD…Aspects of Quality of Life in MSA and PSP
Objective: The aim of this study was exploring the correlation between disease severity and QoL in PSP and MSA. Background: MSA and PSP are atypical Parkinsonian disorders that…Combined aerobic and function-based exercise in a group setting improves quality of life and functional mobility in persons with Parkinson disease
Objective: To determine whether the combination of high intensity aerobic followed by function-based exercise, delivered in a group setting, improved quality of life and functional…The Role of Social Work in Improving Comprehensive Care for Parkinson’s Disease
Objective: The poster will create awareness as well as describe the role and the value of social work in improving comprehensive Parkinson’s care for patients…Impact of levodopa-induced dyskinesias on Health-related Quality of Life. Results from the French COPARK study.
Objective: To assess the impact of LIDs on HRQoL in this large sample of unselected Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patients and to assess the factors related…Driving license and car accidents in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To determine the incidence of and risk factors for car accidents in drivers with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Background: Few studies have addressed traffic accident…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.