Baseline prevalence and longitudinal evolution of non-motor symptoms in early Parkinson’s disease. PPMI cohort
Objective: To examine baseline prevalence and longitudinal change in non-motor symptoms (NMS) in a cohort of de novo (at baseline) Parkinson's disease (PD) patients compared…Effects of antidepressants on gait parameters in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To compare GAITRite parameters between PD patients on antidepressants with patients who were not on any psychotropic. Background: PD patients have an increased risk…Usefulness of total neuropathy score revised as a screening tool of peripheral neuropathy in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To evaluate (1) prevalence of peripheral neuropathy and (2) usefulness of known neuropathy scores in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: Peripheral neuropathy has…Vocal fold augmentation in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A case series and review of the literature
Objective: To describe the successful treatment of vocal fold atrophy in 2 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and to review key gaps in the relevant…Clinical and biological predictors of excessive daytime sleepiness in early Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To examine longitudinal change in excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and to determine clinical and biological variables that predict new onset EDS in the cohort…Frequency and characteristics of diplopia in non-demented patients with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To assess the frequency of diplopia and its relation to motor and non-motor symptoms in a cross sectional sample of non-demented patients with idiopathic…Dopamine transporter, depression and anxiety differences between tremor-predominant and non-tremulous PD are already evident within 2 years of PD diagnosis
Objective: PD patients can be partitioned into two groups, denoted Tremor Dominant (PD-TD) and non-tremor-dominant (PD-NTD) based on their MDS-UPDRS III subscores. Is this distinction…Neurocognitive domains of impulsivity in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and the effects of dopaminergic replacement therapy (DRT)
Objective: To investigate whether 3 different domains of impulsive behavior(reactive, proactive and cognitive) are differentially affected in medicated PD as compared with healthy controls. We…Neuropsychological assessment in the Luxembourg Parkinson’s cohort (HELP-PD)
Objective: To report first results on the prevalence of cognitive non-motor symptoms in the Luxembourg Parkinson's cohort (HELP-PD). Background: HELP-PD aims to combine thorough assessment…First documented case of burning mouth syndrome (BMS) responsive to levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) infusion in Parkinson’s disease (PD)
Objective: To report a PD patient with severe BMS refractory to different medications with significant improvement from LCIG infusion. Background: BMS is an often distressing…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.