Segmentation of neck muscles using ultrasound in cervical dystonia
Objective: Identify neck muscle boundaries using real-time ultrasound in cervical dystonia and relate imaging data to neck muscle structure and function. Background: Identification of individual…Encephalopathy in a Japanese patient with Rapid-Onset Dystonia-Parkinsonism carrying a Novel ATP1A3 mutation
Objective: To investigate underlying pathomechanisms of DYT/PARK-ATP1A3 in Japanese patient with rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism (RDP). Background: Mutations in ATP1A3 would lead to development of various neurological…Trust the Patient not the Doctor: Health-related Quality of Life in Cervical Dystonia
Objective: Assess measures on health-related quality-of-life, and anxiety and depression in patients with cervical dystonia attending University Hospital specialist clinic. Background: Non-motor symptoms are a…Jumping stump: Movement disorder with structural CNS pathology – Look before you label
Objective: Introduction. Jumping stump syndrome is considered to be a peripherally induced movement disorder due to damage to peripheral nerves leading to dystonia, myoclonus or…Screening study of COL6A3 in sporadic isolated dystonia
Objective: To verify the role of COL6A3 in isolated dystonia. Background: COL6A3 has recently been suggested to cause a form of autosomal recessive isolated dystonia.…Optimization of Region of Interest Analysis of the Superior Colliculus for Improved Activation Detection in Cervical Dystonia
Objective: Optimization of Region of Interest (ROI) Analysis of the Superior Colliculus for Improved Activation Detection in Cervical Dystonia Background: Cervical dystonia (CD) is a…Siblings with a PRKRA (DYT16) Mutation and Startle Myoclonus
Objective: To characterize and expand the phenotype of a family from North-East England with DYT16. Background: DYT16 is an autosomal recessive disease associated with mutations…Characterizing Bulbar Dysfunction in X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP): A Pilot Study
Objective: This study aims to characterize bulbar motor impairments in patients with X-linked XDP and to identify clinical correlates for prediction of aspiration. Background: X-linked…Prevalence and Correlates of Anxiety & Depression in Cervical Dystonia
Objective: Our aim was to assess the prevalence and severity of mood disorder in our Cervical Dystonia population attending the botulinum toxin clinic and to…Assessment of cognitive functions, depression-anxiety scales and quality of life in patients and their relatives with Cervical Dystonia and Botulinum Toxin Treatment
Objective: In this study, we investigated the psychiatric comorbid disorders and quality of life issues such as cognitive dysfunction accompanied by cervical dystonia and accompanying…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.