A Registry of Real-World Outcomes Using Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Dystonia
Objective: The objective of this device registry entails collecting clinical outcomes, economic value and technical performance of a Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system capable of…Mingo Supplement Trial: An Open-Labeled Randomized-Controlled Trial in X-linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism patients in the Province of Capiz, Philippines
Objective: To see whether increasing the caloric intake of patients by 480 calories per day using a locally sourced food supplement, Mingo, would raise the…Writing tremor: Should we look for a TOR1A mutation?
Objective: Writing tremor is not always a primary writing tremor but can undermask a dystonia gene-associated tremor. Background: Dystonia gene-associated tremor corresponds to isolated tremor…Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Generalised Dystonia: Is It The Last Part in The Ship of Theseus
Objective: To evaluate the role of radiosurgical thalamotomy in cases of medically refractory generalised dystonia in current era. Background: Gamma knife radiosurgery has been proved…Movement and postural control in focal dystonia subjects measured using surface electromyography
Objective: To explore the difference in muscle activation during a postural versus movement control task in patients with focal dystonia. Background: Co-contraction of agonist and…Usefulness of ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injections in a case of cervical dystonia
Objective: Case report of a patient with a severe form of cervical dystonia (CD) Background: Unsuccessful treatment with botulinum toxin of CD may result from…Decreased blood beta-Glucosidase activity and GBA mutations in Dystonia
Objective: To report on the observation of decreased levels of GCase in peripheral blood in patients presenting with dystonia without signs of parkinsonism. Background: Glucocerebrosidase…Sleep and other Non Motor Symptoms in Craniofacial Dystonia
Objective: To prospectively study sleep and other non motor symptoms among patients with craniofacial dystonias. Background: Craniofacial dystonia have been shown to be associated with…Acoustical characteristics of speech impairment in Primary Generalized Dystonia
Objective: To describe acoustic features of speech in Primary Generalized Dystonia (PGD) in order to identify potential subtypes of dysarthria, in line with the previous…Abnormal cerebellar learning in cervical dystonia
Objective: This study was conceptualized to asses if patients with cervical dystonia (CD) exhibit deficits in cerebellar function tested by motor adaptation and motor sequence…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.