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  • 2018 International Congress

    Patterns of rhythmic single unit activity of the subthalamic nucleus in patients with Parkinson’s disease

    E. Belova, A. Nezvinskiy, R. Medvednik, A. Tomskiy, A. Sedov (Moscow, Russian Federation)

    Objective: The study of rhythmic neuronal activity is of great interest as they may have implications for pathophysiological mechanisms of PD. The aim of this…
  • 2018 International Congress

    In vivo staging of pathology in REM sleep behaviour disorder

    K. Knudsen, T. Fedorova, A. Hansen, M. Sommerauer, M. Otto, K. Svendsen, A. Nahimi, M. Stokholm, N. Pavese, C. Beier, D. Brooks, P. Borghammer (Aarhus, Denmark)

    Objective: To study the level of dysfunction in the peripheral and central nervous system in idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder (iRBD) patients. Background: α-synuclein (α-syn)…
  • 2018 International Congress

    The phenomenology of visual hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease: A descriptive analysis of Myanmar and Thai patients

    Z. Shwe, J. Sringean, E. The, W. Thit, R. Bhidayasiri (Yangon, Myanmar)

    Objective: To describe the phenomenology of visual hallucinations in Myanmar and Thai PD patients. Background: Visual hallucinations are frequently reported by Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients,…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Heart rate variability and Sympathetic skin response in Parkinson’s disease

    M. Ben Djebara, A. Nasri, S. Mrabet, A. Gargouri, I. Kacem, R. Gouider (La Manouba, Tunisia)

    Objective: To assess the neurophysiologic cardiac autonomic findings and Sympathetic skin response (SSR) in a Tunisian cohort of Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: Prevalence of dysautonomia…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Early gastrointestinal dysfunction is predictive of faster progression in Parkinson’s disease

    M. Camacho, J. Evans,, D. Breen, G. Cummins, R. Wijeyekoon, K. Scott, T. Stoker, R. Barker, C. Williams-Gray (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

    Objective: To evaluate whether constipation at time of diagnosis has prognostic significance in terms of motor and cognitive progression in PD. Background: There is evidence…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Comparison of Treatment Effectiveness of Conventional Functional Training (CFT) to Occupational Therapy (OT) Multi-modal CASH Program (CASH) in Improving Non-motor Symptoms and Carer Stress of Parkinson’s (PD) Patient at Intermediate and Advanced State

    T. Tang, R. Wong, C. Lau, A. Chan, D. Chan, X.L. Zhu, W.S. Poon, V. Mok (Hong Kong)

    Objective: This study is a prospective pilot study to investigate the effectiveness of OT 'CASH' group therapy on intermediate and advanced PD patients in managing…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Depressive symptoms may predict the future development of freezing of gait in patients with Parkinson’s disease: Findings from a 5-year prospective study

    T. Herman, S. Shema Shiratzky, L. Arie, N. Giladi, J. Hausdorff (Tel Aviv, Israel)

    Objective: To explore which symptoms contribute to the future development of freezing of gait (FOG) in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients without FOG. Background: Prospective studies…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Weight loss is associated with rapid striatal dopaminergic degeneration in Parkinson’s disease

    KJ. Pak, HK. Shin, EJ. Kim, JH. Lee, CH. Lyoo, JS. Son, MJ. Lee, HJ. Son (Busan, Republic of Korea)

    Objective: To investigate whether weight loss has a longitudinal association with striatal dopaminergic degeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: Weight loss in PD is associated…
  • 2018 International Congress

    No differences in the total burden of non-motor symptoms between Parkinson’s disease and non-degenerative parkinsonism

    E. Jaakkola, J. Joutsa, E. Mäkinen, T. Noponen, M. Pitkonen, R. Levo, T. Mertsalmi, F. Scheperjans, V. Kaasinen (Turku, Finland)

    Objective: To compare the total burden of non-motor symptoms between Parkinson's disease and non-degenerative parkinsonism and to study the possible dopaminergic background of these symptoms.…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Stigma and communication in people with Parkinson’s disease (PPD)

    M. Bacigalupe (La Plata, Argentina)

    Objective: To present results about stigma in PPD from a Parkinson’s Workshop. These are preliminary results in the path to address the main project question…
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