Participant feedback in the PREDICT-PD study
Objective: To explore the underlying motivation behind participation in PREDICT-PD and whether this had an influence on later drop out from the study. Background: The…Fall status and stepping response: Individuals with PD are differently influenced by side-affected
Objective: To identify differences in compensatory stepping responses (CSR) between Parkinson's disease (PD) fallers and non-fallers in response to external perturbations. Specifically, to investigate if…Reliability of the sensory organization test to predict falls in individuals with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To determine the ability of the Sensory Organization Test (SOT) to predict falls in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: Individuals with PD are…A case of hemifacial spasm with a right-sided pontine meningioma that resolved with PICA loop vascular decompression surgery
Objective: To improve our understanding of the pathophysiology and etiology of hemifacial spasm (HFS). Background: HFS is involuntary unilateral contractions of the muscles innervated by…Parkinsonism due to hypermanganism in the background of cirrhosis and recovery by CaNaEDTA
Objective: To present a patient diagnosed with secondary hypermanganism due to cirrhosis whose extrapyramidal findings had recovered significantly after chelation therapy. Background: Manganese is an…Differences in physicians’ understanding of biologic and biosimilar medicines in the USA and Europe
Objective: To evaluate differences in physicians' understanding of biologic and biosimilar medicines in the USA and Europe. Background: Biologic medicines, such as botulinum toxins and…The role of acoustic salience in acoustic cueing and sound-based motor rehabilitation
Objective: To evaluate the underlying mechanisms for motor rehabilitation in acoustic cueing and sound therapies with a specific focus on patterns of auditory salience. Background:…Physiotherapy can reduce the decline in functioning according to ICF framework in patients in early stage of Parkinson’s disease evolution
Objective: To investigate the effects of physiotherapy treatment on functioning according to International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework in patients in early…Safety of nelotanserin in a randomized placebo-controlled phase 2 study
Objective: To explore the safety of nelotanserin in a phase 2 study in patients with nelotanserin. Background: Nelotanserin is a highly selective and poent inverse…Effect of nelotanserin on objective sleep parameters in a phase 2 study in patients with insomnia
Objective: To understand the effects of nelotanserin on objective sleep parameters in a phase 2 study in patients with primary insomnia. Background: Nelotanserin is a…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.