Treatment of back pain in patient with extensor truncal dystonia with lumbar radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
Objective: Extensor truncal dystonia in majority of cases leads to significant low, mid back pain and discomfort secondary to muscle spasms and early degenerative spinal…Focused ultrasoud ventro-oral thalamotomy for musician’s dystonia
Objective: We investigated the effect of focused ultrasound Vo-thalamotomy for musician’s dystonia. Background: Lesioning of the ventro-oral nucleus (Vo-thalamotomy) is an effective treatment for musician’s…Two sides of a Rare Coin- First report of Rapid onset dystonia-parkinsonism (RDP) and Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC) with paroxysmal dystonia from India.
Objective: To report clinical findings in two Indian cases: 1. RDP and 2. AHC with paroxysmal dystonia. These two rare conditions are allelic disorders caused by…Basal Ganglia Infarction and Striatal Toe- A Case Report
Objective: Pathology in the neostriatum (putamen and caudate) may cause deformities of the hand and foot. Striatal toe is a term used to describe the…Oculogyric Crisis Due to Treatment With flunarizine
Objective: To report the first case of oculogyric crisis (OC) secondary to flunarizine. Background: Oculogyric crisis (OC) are an infrequent neurologic complication of dopamine antagonists…Focal dystonia as an early symptom of CACNA1A mutation: case report and literature review.
Objective: We describe two cases, a father-daughter pair, of CACNA1A mutation with task specific dystonia as an early feature. The father otherwise had a phenotype…Improvement in hand tremor following carpal tunnel release surgery
Objective: OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of a dystonic tremor improvement following treatment of a peripheral nerve lesion, in this case carpal tunnel release surgery.…Intracranial calcifications and dystonia associated with a novel deletion encompassing SLC20A2 and THAP1
Objective: Describe a case of dystonia and intracranial calcifications associated with a deletion within 8p11.21 Background: Multiple genes located within chromosome 8p11.21 are associated with…Physical Activity in Early Parkinson Disease
Objective: To characterize physical activity habits in patients with early Parkinson disease (PD). Background: Physical activity is an important therapy for PD as it may…High intensity interval training improves psychomotor function in individuals with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: The study aimed to examine the effects of high intensity interval training (HIIT) on neurological, psychological and biomechanical aspects of psychomotor behaviors in Parkinson’s…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.