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  • 2018 International Congress

    PLG restores the balance of autophagy and apoptosis by increasing BCL2 phosphorylation in rotenone-induced Parkinson disease models

    J. Liu, H. Yang (Beijing, China)

    Objective: Parkinson disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer disease and there are few treatments currently available. The present study investigated…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Rationale and Design of an Open-Label, Randomized, 26-Week Study Comparing Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel to Optimized Medical Treatment on Non-Motor Symptoms in Patients with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease – INSIGHTS Study

    K. Chaudhuri, D. Weintraub, A. Antonini, W. Robieson, M. Li, K. Chatamra, J. Benesh, M. Facheris (London, United Kingdom)

    Objective: To examine levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel, LCIG (also known as carbidopa-levodopa enteral suspension in the US), on non-motor symptoms (NMS) compared with individually-optimized, conventional PD…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Relationship between CTG repeats, Muscle Weakness and Respiratory Dysfunction in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1

    A. Hawkins, K. Abdul Razak, T. Khoo, K. Tran, R. Jackson (Meadowbrook, Australia)

    Objective: This study aims to assess the association between CTG repeats, muscle weakness and respiratory dysfunction in a cohort of individuals with myotonic dystrophy type…
  • 2018 International Congress

    VIT-D and Tics Movement Disorder

    N. Gemawat (Mumbai, India)

    Objective: Tics is common childhood movement disorder, with classified variants , typically begin at around 4-5 years of age but often present later at about…
  • 2018 International Congress

    High dose of levodopa and Segawa disease

    M. Taghiyeva (Baku, Azerbaijan)

    Objective: To analyze the dose-dependent effects of levodopa on the symptoms of the disease in our case. Background: In 1976, Segawa et al. reported dopa-responsive…
  • 2018 International Congress

    From Non-rechargeable to Rechargeable Technology: Insights and Management of Pallidal Deep Brain Stimulation in Dystonia after Switching to a Rechargeable Implantable Pulse Generator

    M. Wolf, A. Saryyeva, D. Schulte, J. Krauss, C. Blahak (Mannheim, Germany)

    Objective: Here, we aimed to evaluate the management of stimulation intensities after switching from NRC to RC IPG compared to previous RC-to-RC replacements. Background: Patients…
  • 2018 International Congress

    The effectiveness of deep brain stimulation in dystonia: A patient-centered approach

    H. Eggink, R. Toonen, J. van Zijl, M. van Egmond, A. Bartels, R. Brandsma, MF. Contarino, K. Peall, J M. van Dijk, DLM. Oterdoom, M. Beudel, M. Tijssen (Groningen, Netherlands)

    Objective: To systematically evaluate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation of the Globus Pallidus internus (GPi-DBS) in dystonia on pre-operatively set functional priorities in daily…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Weight loss in STN DBS in Parkinson’s Disease? Long-term outcome of a prospective cohort at 5 years

    D. Chan, C. Chan, A. Chan, C. Lau, C. Zhu, W. Poon, V. Mok (Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

    Objective: To determine the long-term weight changes in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) after Subthalamic Nucleus (STN) Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) treatment. Background: It is well-established that…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Directional deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease guided by local field potentials

    F. Alonso-Frech, C. Fernandez-Garcia, M. Monge, M.J. Catalan Alonso, G. Foffani (Madrid, Spain)

    Objective: Implementation of directional stimulation of subthalamic nucleus with segmented leads guided by local field potential (LFP) recordings in order to personalize DBS parameters, optimize…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Evaluation of apathy before and after subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation therapy in advanced Parkinson’s disease patients

    S. Caferova, O. Gönül, D. Gunal (Istanbul, Turkey)

    Objective: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been approved to relieve the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients when the optimal pharmachologic treatment is unsatisfactory.…
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