Prevalence of Parkinson’s disease in the region of Coquimbo, Chile
Objective: To determine the rate of prevalence of PD in the region of Coquimbo, Chile. Background: Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative disease, second after…Dystonia in a medieval scribe: Analysis of Bernard Blancard’s handwriting over four decades
Objective: We evaluate the dated documents of a French scribe, which span the late 13th and early 14th centuries, in order to reach a diagnosis…Jan Evangelista Purkinje: Contributions to study of anatomy and physiology of movement disorders
Objective: The objective is to retrieve historical articles highlighting Purkinje's research contributions. Background: Purkinje made seminal contributions to our understanding of anatomy and physiology especially…Assessment and connection to care: The vital role of the social worker in an interdisciplinary home visit program for advanced Parkinson’s disease patients
Objective: 1) To describe the role of social workers in managing the care coordination of homebound patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD); 2) to demonstrate…Medication errors: The role of the nurse in an interdisciplinary home visit program for advanced Parkinson’s disease patients
Objective: To examine the number and types of medication errors detected by a registered nurse during interdisciplinary home visits for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease…Dyadic decision making & decisional satisfaction in advanced Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To assess (1) the types of healthcare and life preferences decisions the family dyad is making in advanced stages of Parkinson's disease (PD) and…Effectiveness of occupational therapy multi-domain group therapy program for Parkinson’s disease
Objective: This pilot study investigated the effectiveness of an Occupational Therapy (OT) multi-domain group program on preventing fall, improving non-motor symptoms & reducing carers' stress…Impact of a holistic and interdisciplinary care for patients with Parkinson’s disease – Cologne Parkinson’s network. Results of a randomized study with subanalysis
Objective: This study aimed to verify that an intensive care with a dynamic team (neurologist, nurse) is able to improve the quality of life (QoL)…Health related quality of life in patient with Parkinson’s disease using deep brain stimulators (DBS)- A cross sectional study
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the Health Related Quality of Life before and after the placement of Deep brain stimulators in patients with Parkinson's…A study to assess the quality of life and strain in caregivers of people with Parkinson’s disease in India
Objective: This paper investigates the quality of life and strain of caregivers of people with Parkinson's disease. Background: Support of caregivers often enables the patients…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.