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…Speech evaluation in Parkinson’s disease using a transcribed version of the Frenchay dysarthria assessment
Objective: To assess the usefulness and metric properties of a transcribed version of the Frenchay Dysarthria Assessment 2 (FDA-2) for speech evaluation in a cohort…Identification of premotor Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of and associations between potential markers of premotor Parkinson's disease (PD) and to estimate the relative risk of these markers…Allele specificity in neurodegenerative olfactory dysfunction
Objective: Assess olfactory dysfunction in carriers of the p.N279K and p.P301L MAPT mutations, which cause FTDP-17, to understand how genotypic differences contribute to the severity…Fundamental differences in Parkinsonian rat limbic regions contribute to anxious behavior and diminished responsiveness to diazepam
Objective: To (1) examine whether anxiety-like behavior is more prevalent in Parkinsonian compared to non-Parkinsonian rats, (2) evaluate the efficacy of diazepam in Parkinsonian and…Clinical features of Parkinson’s disease patients developing stridor with acute respiratory failure
Objective: To clarify the clinical features of Parkinson's disease patients who developed stridor with acute respiratory failure due to vocal cord paralysis or laryngeal dystonia.…Deep brain stimulation of the globus pallidus interna improves performance in complex oculomotor tasks
Objective: To compare and contrast the effects of deep brain stimulation of (a) the subthalamic nucleus and (b) the globus pallidus interna on advanced Parkinson's…Frequency and factors associated with neuropathic pain in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To determine the prevalence of neuropathic pain in PD and association between neuropathic pain, duration of PD, treatment with Levodopa, cumulative dose, non-motor symptoms…Parasacral effects of electrical stimulation on lower urinary tract symptoms and constipation in patients with Parkinson’s disease: Preliminary data
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of parasacral electrostimulation in symptoms of lower urinary tract and constipation, besides the urodynamic parameters in patients with Parkinson's disease.…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.