Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease (YOPD): A different disease entity?
Objective: To study the clinical manifestations of YOPD and Late Onset Parkinson’s Disease (LOPD) patients Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease commonly affecting…Serum uric acid levels and freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To investigate the relationship between serum Uric acid (UA) levels and freezing of gait (FOG) in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Background: UA is a natural…Neurological examination of motor Functional Neurological Disorders: an evidence-based review towards the development of consensus guidelines from the Committee on Research of the ANPA
Objective: To develop evidence-based consensus recommendations for the neurological examination of motor Functional Neurological Disorders (FND)/Conversion Disorder, weakness and abnormal movements, on behalf of the…How do Parkinson’s Disease patients manage Ramadan Fasting?
Objective: To describe how Parkinson's disease(PD) patients manage Ramadan fasting and the impact of the fasting period on symptoms Background: Although Ramadan fasting is not…Which self-report motor experiences of daily living best predict objective motor function in patients with Parkinson’s disease?
Objective: To identify the most important self-reported motor experience predictors of objective measures of motor impairment in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: The MDS-UPDRS has…Objective measurement of upper extremity bradykinesia using the keyboard-based dexterity test
Objective: To objectively assess the bradykinesia of upper extremity using the Objective Movement Disorder Measurement (OMDM)-Dexterity test Background: Bradykinesia is one of the clinical hallmarks…Treatment associated improvement in motor scores is not reflected in improvement in hand dexterity in Parkinson’s disease patients
Objective: To check whether there is a correlation between measures of hand dexterity and standard motor scores in Parkinson’s diseases (PD). Even more importantly, whether…Fulfilment of Movement Disorder Society clinical diagnostic criteria for Parkinson’s disease in a large cohort study of recent onset cases.
Objective: To assess the new Movement Disorder Society (MDS) diagnostic criteria for PD. Background: Evolving knowledge regarding PD led to the development of new clinical…Accuracy measures of imbalance bedside examination
Objective: This study explores the accuracy of bedside examinations used to screen for imbalance, using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) as gold standard(cut-off point:45). Background:…Mirror Movements in extrapiramidal diseases
Objective: To analyze the presence of mirror movements (MM) in different extrapiramidal diseases. Background: MM are involuntary movements that appear during voluntary activity in contralateral…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.