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  • 2017 International Congress

    Haploinsufficiency of KMT2B causes myoclonus-dystonia with impaired psychomotor ability

    T. Kawarai, R. Miyamoto, H. Mure, R. Morigaki, R. Oki, A. Orlacchio, R. Koichihara, E. Nakagawa, T. Sakamoto, Y. Izumi, S. Goto, R. Kaji (Tokushima, Japan)

    Objective: To investigate the genetic defect in patients with early-onset dystonia and myoclonus accompanying various neurological features. Background: Unlike other Mendelian disorders, dystonia genetics has…
  • 2017 International Congress

    The Long-Term Safety of Deutetrabenazine for Chorea in Huntington Disease

    S. Frank, C. Vaughan, D. Stamler, D. Oakes, M. Davis, S. Eberly, E. Kayson, J. Whaley, J. Goldstein, C. Testa (Boston, MA, USA)

    Objective: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of deutetrabenazine in Huntington Disease (HD) over long term exposure. Background: In a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial (First-HD),…
  • 2017 International Congress

    Effect of Pridopidine on Total Functional Capacity (TFC) in Huntington Disease (HD): Results of a Cohort Comparison of Open-HART and Historical Placebo Subjects

    A. McGarry, V. Abler, P. Auinger, I. Grachev, S. Gandhi, S. Papapetropoulos (Camden, NJ, USA)

    Objective: To measure functional decline by TFC change in HD patients treated with open-label pridopidine at 45 mg BID (Open-HART) for 36 months (mos), and…
  • 2017 International Congress

    Myoclonus in adult onset Huntington’s disease

    S. McAllister, S. Shipley, J. Shah, R. Fekete (New York, NY, USA)

    Objective: We present a case report of adult onset Huntington's disease (HD) with myoclonus as the main clinical feature. Background: Myoclonus is seldom reported as…
  • 2017 International Congress

    Does cerebellar dysfunction contribute to tremor in Parkinson’s disease?

    E. Batzianouli, M. Pagliaro, D. Benninger (Lausanne, Switzerland)

    Objective: This study aims to investigate the potential role of cerebellar dysfunction in the pathogenesis of tremor in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Background: Rest tremor in…
  • 2017 International Congress

    Alpha-synuclein enhances histone H3 lysine-9 dimethylation

    N. Sugeno, S. Jäckel, A. Voigt, T. Hasegawa, P. Kahle (Tübingen, Germany)

    Objective: To explore the nuclear function of alpha-synuclein (αS). Background: αS is a protein linked to Parkinson’s disease (PD) and related neurodegenerative disorders. It is…
  • 2017 International Congress

    Citrus extract A protects dopaminergic neuron by modulating mitochondrial respiration and reactive oxygen species

    Y. Jang, J. Han, S.J. Kim, M.J. Lee, I. Ryu, X. Ju, H. Chu, M.J. Ryu, E.S. Oh, S.-Y. Choi, W. Chung, J.Y. Heo, G.R. Kweon (Daejeon, Republic of Korea)

    Objective: This study aims to validate the protective effect of citrus extract A (CEA) against loss of dopamine neurons in PD by dual targeting of…
  • 2017 International Congress

    Dynamic stability during turning in people with Parkinson’s disease

    C. Curtze, P. Fino, S. Smith, P. Carlson-Kuhta, J. Nutt, F. Horak (Portland, OR, USA)

    Objective: The goal of this study is to determine the contributions of dyskinesia to abnormal turning mechanisms.   Background: The ability to turn safely while…
  • 2017 International Congress

    Antibody binding differences in alpha-synuclein from Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy

    T. Yamasaki, A. Welleford (Lexington, KY, USA)

    Objective: Determine whether alpha-synuclein derived from Parkinson's disease (PD) and multiple system atrophy (MSA) brains has different conformations as defined by biochemical and antibody-based approaches. Background: There…
  • 2017 International Congress

    Optimization of Synucleinopathy and Nigrostriatal Degeneration Induced by Injection of Alpha-Synuclein Preformed Fibrils into Rat Striatum

    C. Sortwell, T. Collier, M. Duffy, K. Luk, C. Kemp, N. Kanaan, K. Paumier, J. Patterson (Grand Rapids, MI, USA)

    Objective: Optimization of the surgical parameters (intrastriatal placement and concentration of alpha-synuclein preformed fibrils; α-syn PFFs) to increase the magnitude of nigrostriatal α-syn pathology and…
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