Dystonia-deafness syndrome caused by beta -actin gene mutation and the effect of pallidal deep brain stimulation
Objective: To report on two patients with dystonia-deafness syndrome associated with a mutation in the beta actin gene and a positive effect of pallidal deep…Temporal discrimination threshold and the menstrual cycle
Objective: To demonstrate the absence of any significant difference in weekly TDT values during two consecutive menstrual cycles in healthy female volunteers. Background: Temporal discrimination…Long-term effects of a short inpatient rehabilitation course and peer support in dystonia
Objective: To evaluate long- term effects of an inpatient rehabilitation course in dystonia. Background: The participants immediate feedback after the rehabilitation course is positive and…Unilateral pallidotomy for cervical dystonia
Objective: We investigated the validity of unilateral pallidotomy for cervical dystonia using severity scale of Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS, range: 0-35). Background:…A functional magnetic imaging study of the response in the superior colliculus to looming stimuli in cervical dystonia patients and their relatives
Objective: To demonstrate the functional magnetic resonance imaging response to looming stimuli in the superior colliculus of cervical dystonia patients and their relatives with and…Cerebellar learning and its modifiability by alcohol in myoclonus-dystonia
Objective: To investigate cerebellar learning and its modifiability by alcohol in SGCE mutation-positive M-D using eye blink conditioning (EBC). Background: M-D is characterized by generalized…The high prevalence of pain among patients with X linked dystonia parkinsonism
Objective: To evaluate the frequency of pain and its severity among XDP (X linked dystonia parkinsonism) patients. Background: Sex-linked dystonia parkinsonism (XDP, DYT3, "Lubag") is…Early retirement and loss of income among X linked dystonia parkinsonism (XDP / DYT3) patients in Capiz, Roxas City Philippines
Objective: To determine the rates of unemployment among patients with X linked dystonia parkinsonism (XDP). Background: X linked dystonia parkinsonism (XDP, DYT3, "Lubag") is a…Validation of a screening questionnaire for X-linked dystonia parkinsonism (XDP): The first phase of the population based prevalence study of XDP in Panay
Objective: To develop and validate a simple, easy to use, community-based, screening questionnaire for the diagnosis of X-linked dystonia parkinsonism (XDP), a movement disorder afflicting…Dosing of abobotulinumtoxinA and muscle selection in patients with simple patterns of cervical dystonia
Objective: To report international dosing practice for abobotulinumtoxinA (ABO) in a real-world pragmatic setting for the management of cervical dystonia (CD) with simple patterns. Background:…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.