Prevalence of focal task specific lower extremity dystonia symptoms in runners
Objective: The objective of this study was to survey a group of self-identified runners to determine the prevalence of symptoms suspected to be lower extremity…A New Scale to Measure Impairment in Patients with Writer’s Cramp
Objective: To validate a new writer’s cramp impairment scale (WCIS) and compare it with an existing writer’s cramp rating scale (WCRS) Background: Writer’s cramp (WC)…Analysis of sensory tricks in 45 patients with pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration
Objective: To analyze and classify sensory tricks developed by patients with dystonia in the setting of pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN). Background: PKAN is a progressive…Comorbidity and retirement in primary focal cervical dystonia
Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate comorbidities in cervical dystonia (CD) and effect of CD to retirement rate in Finland. Background: Cervical…Frequency and Phenoptypic Spectrum of KMT2B Mutations in Childhood-Onset Dystonia: Results from a Single-Centre Cohort Study
Objective: To assess the frequency of KMT2B mutations in a cohort of patients with childhood-onset dystonia and characterize the related molecular and phenotypic spectrum. Background:…Impaired reaching movements in idiopathic cervical dystonia patients
Objective: Aim of the current study is to describe how patients with idiopathic cervical dystonia (CD) perform reaching movements with their upper limb (i.e. a…Dystonia, Tremor, and Dystonic Tremor
Objective: To understand the relationship between dystonia, tremor, and dystonic tremor. Background: Dystonia and tremor are distinct but frequently co-occurring movement disorders. The particularly ambiguous…Long-term Outcomes with Rescue Target Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients with Dystonia
Objective: Determine the long-term outcomes of rescue target deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in dystonia. Background: Globus pallidus internus (GPi) and subthalamic nucleus (STN) are…Disease Modeling of Lesch-Nyhan Disease Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Objective: To create a resource of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) as models for exploring mechanisms of pathogenesis in Lesch-Nyhan disease (LND). Background: LND is…Effect of multiple sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation in Writer’s cramp: Does it hold promise?
Objective: To assess the effect of 5 days of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on spiral drawing in Writer’s Cramp patients. Background: Writer’s cramp (WC)…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.