Intrajejunal levodopa infusion (ILI) for Parkinson’s Disease (PD): A Canadian Experience
Objective: To review the benefits and complications of ILI for PD in a tertiary movement disorders center in Canada. Background: ILI has been in use…Protocol for upper-limb kinematic analysis in paediatric movement disorders and relative normality data
Objective: The study proposes a specialised protocol to collect and analyse kinematic data from paediatric patients affected by Movement Disorders (MD). The aim is to…More effective rTMS site for the freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: The aim of study is to find brain stimulation areas showing more effective response. Background: Freezing of gait (FOG) is frustrating problem in Parkinson’s…Design of a randomized, sham-controlled trial of pallidal neurostimulation versus botulinum toxin treatment for cervical dystonia (StimTox-CD)
Objective: In this trial we will assess the efficacy and safety of pallidal deep brain stimulation (DBS) versus botulinum toxin A (BoNT A) therapy in cervical…Targeting alpha-Synuclein Aggregation for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
Objective: To develop small molecular weight compounds (SMEs) as disease-modifying agents, which are designed to arrest or even reverse the aggregation process of alpha-synuclein (aSyn)…A qualitative study of the views and experience of people with Parkinson’s disease regarding their footwear
Objective: A qualitative study to determine what people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) wear on their feet at home and outdoors and to increase our understanding…Diphasic Dyskinesias during levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) infusion: diagnosis and management in clinical practice.
Objective: To describe the occurrence, diagnostic approach, clinical management and outcome of diphasic dyskinesias (Dyskinesias-Improvement-Dyskinesias, DID) in a large group of Parkinson’s Disaese (PD) patients…Barriers to exercise in newly diagnosed Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To evaluate and understand the perceived benefits and barriers towards physical activity in newly-diagnosed people with Parkinson’s disease (PwP). Background: The evidence base to…Combined Motor and Cognitive Training Improves Motor and Cognitive Function in People with Parkinson’s Disease and Freezing of Gait
Objective: Investigate whether combined motor and cognitive training improves motor and cognitive function in people with PD and freezing of gait (FOG). Background: FOG affects…Managing severe dyskinesia in Parkinson’s Disease using 24-hour Levodopa/Carbidopa Intestinal Gel Infusion
Objective: We report the effective treatment of troublesome dyskinesias in Parkinson’s disease (PD), unresponsive to 16-hour daytime infusions, using 24-hour Levodopa/Carbidopa Intestinal Gel (LCIG). Background:…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.