The prevalence of constipation and irritable bowel syndrome in Parkinson’s disease patients according to Rome III diagnostic criteria
Objective: To assess the prevalence of constipation and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients using Rome III in our cohort. Background: Gastrointestinal…Comprehensive motor and non-motor staging system in Parkinson’s disease: Results from a global cross-sectional study
Objective: To describe a sample of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients by means of a combined, comprehensive, motor and non-motor staging system. Background: PD severity is…Use of the physiotherapy in the treatment of initial stages of Parkinson’s disease
Objective: Stage of Parkinson's disease was determined by the Hoehn&Yahr Scale. Background: The effect of the low-frequent variable magnetic field, the ultratonetherapy and balneotherapy on…Survey of prodromal symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in Japan
Objective: To reveal prodromal symptoms at a public seminar for PD via questionnaires. Background: How to select subjects with PD for disease modify therapy in…A case series of sigmoid volvulus in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To study the outcomes of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) who were admitted with a diagnosis of sigmoid volvulus. Background: Constipation is a common…Inhibition of nociceptive responses by modulating serotonergic signals at the rostral ventromedial medulla in 6-OHDA-induced Parkinson’s disease rat model
Objective: We aimed to determine whether the descending 5-HT facilitatory pathway from rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) and the extracellular 5-HT in RVM are involved in…Orthostatic intolerance and falls in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: Primary objective: to assess the relationship between falls, orthostatic intolerance and orthostatic hypotension (OH) in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Secondary objective: to assess…Impaired hippocampal neurogenesis associates with serotonergic axonal degeneration in transgenic rat and mouse models of Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To evaluate the impact of α-synuclein accumulation on the hippocampal serotonergic system and hippocampal plasticity in two different α-synuclein expressing rodent models. Background: Parkinson's…Awareness and perception of gastrointestinal symptoms in Parkinson´s disease: A survey of patients and caregiving relatives
Objective: The purpose of this survey was to determine the awareness and perception of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in patients and caregiving relatives (for simplicity hereunder…Assessment of gait dysfunction in patients with Parkinson’s disease and REM behavioral disorder
Objective: To determine if Parkinson's disease patients with REM behavioral disorder (RBD) have worse gait abnormalities and freezing of gait when compared to those without…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.