Irritable bowel syndrome is more prevalent than functional constipation in Parkinson’s disease: Clinical spectrum and changes in gut microbiota
Objective: To assess distal functional gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and their connection to fecal microbiota (FM) in Parkinson (PD) patients. Background: The majority of PD patients…Bradykinesia of external urethral sphincter in a Patient with Parkinson’s disease: Case report
Objective: The aim of this paper is to present a case and its assessment and management. Background: The bladder dysfunction is one of the most…Risks and predictive factors for pneumonia amongst Parkinson’s disease patients with dysphagia
Objective: To evaluate (1) Time to hospitalisation for pneumonia/choking in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. (2) Demographic and clinical features that associated with pneumonia/choking. Background: Dysphagia…Clinical profile and outcome of hospitalized patients with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: In this study we explored the cause of hospitalization, clinical course and outcome among Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Background: Patients with PD are frequently…Characterization of sleep disturbances in a prospective population-based cohort to investigate Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To study sleep disturbances in Parkinson's disease (PD) in a prospective population-based cohort. Background: Sleep disturbances such as daytime sleepiness are frequent in PD.…Prevalence and risk factors of orthostatic hypotension in Thai Parkinson’s disease patients
Objective: To determine the prevalence of OH and identify risk factors associated with OH in Thai PD patients. Background: Orthostatic hypotension (OH) represents one of…Anxiolytic-like activity of the adenosine A2A receptor antagonist, istradefylline (KW-6002) in rodent models of anxiety
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the anxiolytic effects of istradefylline (KW-6002), an adenosine A2A receptor antagonist, in naive and anxiety-prone animals…Anxiety in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: The aim of this longitudinal study is to examine which factors are associated with longitudinal changes in anxiety levels among individuals with Parkinson's disease…Diagnostic value of combined acute levodopa challenge and olfactory testing to predict Parkinson’s disease diagnosis
Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic value of combined acute levodopa challenge and olfactory testing to predict PD diagnosis. Background: Acute levodopa challenge can be used…Alpha-synuclein aggregates of cardiac sympathetic nerves in synucleinopathies and in neurologically unimpaired subjects. Correlation with sympathetic denervation
Objective: To study the cardiac sympathetic innervation and its relationship with the incidence of alpha-synuclein deposits in heart tissue of synucleinopathies and asymptomatic control patients.…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.