Testing for the “whack-a-mole” sign in the movement disorders clinic
Objective: We aimed to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the “whack-a-mole” sign in our movement disorders clinic population. Background: The “whack-a-mole” sign, characterized as…Predicting risk of sarcopenia in people with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the risk of sarcopenia in Parkinson's disease (PD) community residents according a screening by using motor performance tests. Background:…Interdisciplinary allied health care in a southern Brazil service
Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify and compare people doing interdisciplinary activities with those who do not realize, all participants in a…Aquatic physical therapy: Functional motor skills in people with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: Evaluate aquatic motor skills and the terrestrial environment after a aquatic physical therapy (APT) program for people with Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: PD is…Role of the nurse coordinator within a unit for treatment of neuro-surgical behaviours and abnormal movements
Objective: Presenting the profile of the position of specialized nurse coordinator in a unit caring for implanted therapeutic systems (stimulators and pumps) in functional neurosurgery.…Sarcopenia and dynapenia in patients with parkinsonism
Objective: The aims of the present study were to estimate prevalence of sarcopenia and dynapenia in patients with Parkinsonian syndromes and to investigate their association…Has iCare PD started in Singapore?
Objective: To evaluate if interdisciplinary care (iCare) is present in the management of Parkinson's disease (PD) among PD Allied Health Professionals (AHP) at a centre…Comparing quality of PD care in a comprehensive clinic to specialist care
Objective: To compare the quality of care according to the AAN quality indicators for PD through a comprehensive PD care model vs. an academic movement…Finding an optimal lead trajectory for a better stimulated volume in movement disorder therapy
Objective: Defining the best lead trajectory (Arc; Ring) with a computational 3D stereotactic model of the Globus Pallidus internus (GPi) and investigating the influence of…Deep brain stimulation of the locomotor mesencephalic region in rats with lesioned sensorimotor cortex: A model of functional motor recovery after stroke
Objective: To evaluate whether electrical stimulation of the locomotor mesencephalic region (LMR) in rats with lesioned sensorimotor cortex improves (1) locomotion assessed by the CatWalk…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.