Effectiveness of Lee Silverman voice treatment big on improving gait and quality of life in Parkinson’s disease patients after STN-DBS
Objective: To study effectiveness of Intensive amplitude specific exercise training of LSVT [Lee Silverman Voice Treatment] BIG on improving gait and quality of life in…A cross-linguistic approach to speech intelligibility in people with PD
Objective: The purpose is to compare acoustic models of speech intelligibility in individuals with the same disease (Parkinson's disease, PD) but with different native languages,…Therapeutic effect of onabotulinumtoxinA (BoNT/A) in hemifacial spasm and trigeminal neuralgia post Ramsay Hunt Syndrome type II
Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic and preventive effect of OnabotulinumtoxinA (BoNT/A) in the treatment of hemifacial spasm, bruxism, and trigeminal neuralgia post Ramsay Hunt Syndrome.…TNF compromises lysosome acidification and reduces α-synuclein degradation via autophagy in dopaminergic cells
Objective: To investigate the effect of TNF on α-synuclein degradation and to explore the potential role of autophagy-lysosome pathway involved in this processs. Background: In…Colonic α-synuclein: A potential diagnostic biomarker in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To validate detection of α-synuclein pathology in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract as a diagnostic marker of Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: α-synuclein (ASN) deposition in…CSF level of chromogranin A in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Objective: Today the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is based on clinical assessment of upper and lower motor neuron signs in the limb and/or…Osmotic demyelination syndrome with dystonia and parkinsonism responsive to dopaminergic therapy
Objective: To present a case of delayed-onset dystonia and parkinsonism secondary to osmotic demyelination syndrome, with dramatic response to pramipexole 3mg per day. Background: Osmotic…Factors affecting the cardiac sympathetic denervation in autopsy confirmed dementia with Lewy bodies
Objective: To examine the relation among degeneration of the cardiac sympathetic nerve (CSN), clinical features and neuropathological findings in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Background:…Coupling between visual information and body sway in people with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: Investigate postural control performance and the coupling between visual information and body sway in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: PD causes several changes…The effect of improved nutritional status on psychiatric features and quality of life in Parkinson’s disease patients
Objective: To determine the effect of nutritional status in 6 weeks time on depression, anxiety and quality of life in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Background:…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.