Cohort profile of the Japan Dystonia Consortium: Genetic diagnosis and characteristics of movement disorders in Japan
Objective: To reveal molecular epidemiology of hereditary dystonia through resequencing of the currently-known dystonia genes and identification of novel genetic defects. Background: The Japan Dystonia…The Characteristics of Patients with Movement Disorders in a Diverse Inner-City Hospital
Objective: To investigate healthcare disparities in provision of care to Parkinson's disease (PD) and PD-plus patients in an ethnically diverse population in an inner-city hospital.…Prevalence of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in Sun City, Arizona
Objective: Determine prevalence of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) in Sun City, Arizona Background: RBD is the strongest known clinical risk factor for neurodegenerative disorders…Does having more children really delay Parkinson’s age of onset in women?
Objective: Childbirth has been proposed to be protective of Parkinson’s (PD), in that having a higher number of children is associated with a later age…Outcomes of elective orthopedic surgery in Parkinson’s disease – a Nationwide study
Objective: Provide national outcomes on readmissions after elective orthopedic surgery in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Background: Advances in the treatment of PD have allowed for improvements…West Sweden Parkinson Objective Measurement Registry Study (WestPORTS)
Objective: To study a population representative Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patient cohort characterized with objective 6x24h home measurements using the Parkinson Kinetigraph (PKG, Global Kinetics). To…Prodromal features of Parkinson’s disease in women
Objective: To identify how prodromal features interact to determine Parkinson’s disease (PD) risk in women. Background: The neuronal loss that leads to PD progresses insidiously…Incidence of Parkinson’s disease: Pooled analysis of six high-quality incidence studies with long-term follow-up
Objective: To describe the incidence of Parkinson’s disease (PD); to investigate whether the male:female ratio of incident PD varies with age; and to set up…Parkinson’s Disease Risk in Breast Cancer
Objective: Case report of two patients who developed symptoms of Parkinson’s disease after treatment with chemotherapy and radiation for breast cancer and to review the…Factors associated with Exercise Behaviour in Australians with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To investigate the relationship between individual factors and regular exercise behaviour in people with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD) in Australia. Background: Positive effects supporting exercise…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.