Analysis of relationships between spinal deformity and walking ability in Parkinson’s disease patients
Objective: To determine the impact on walking ability of spinal deformity and imbalance as distinct from movement disorder in Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: Despite a…Impairments in trunk muscle function influence head and trunk stability during walking in Parkinson’s disease fallers
Objective: This prospective study aimed to evaluate the relationship between impaired trunk muscle function, segmental coordination and future falls in people with Parkinson's disease (PD).…Differences of gut bacterial community relate to pathology progress in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: The aim of this study is to examine whether intestinal microbiota correlate with progression of clinical severity and serum inflammation marker. Background: Constipation is…IL-6 and motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To assess the concentration of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in serum of patients with PD and its relation to motor symptoms. Background: Participation of inflammatory mechanisms…Postural and nonmotor disturbances in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To investigate postural impairments (PI) and their interrelation with non-motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: PI mechanisms are only partially known.…Presynaptic dopamine depletion predicts late complications and time of progression to advanced disease in patients with early Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To investigate whether the degree of reduced dopamine transporter binding in the striatum is a risk factor for late complications and time of progression…Astroglia exert a neuro-protective role in Parkinson’s disease by reducing oxygen stress through dopamine-induced activation of the pentose-phosphate pathway
Objective: Although dopaminergic neurons themselves take up most of the released dopamine (DA), a part of the DA appears to be taken up by astroglia.…Clinical aspects of postural instability in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To identify the clinical features of postural instability by PD patients. Background: Postural instability (PI) to maintain body balance while walking. The causes of…Neuromelanin imaging is useful for monitoring disease progression in Parkinson’s disease and PARK2
Objective: Using neuromelanin (NM)-MRI, we analyzed whether disease severity and MF is associated with the degree of dopaminergic neuronal degeneration in the substantial nigra compacta…Differences between responders and non-responders of Istradefylline for the wearing off in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: Istradefylline is a selective antagonist of adenosine A2A receptor and was approved first in Japan for Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with by symptoms of…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.