Mov Disord Vol 33, Suppl 2 Archives - Page 21 of 177 - MDS Abstracts

2018 International Congress
Effects of age, motor severity and disease duration on finger tapping movement under dual-task in Parkinson’s disease patients
A. Miyake, T. Yamamoto, H. Kawasaki, N. Tamura, N. Araki (Saitama prefecture, Japan)
Objective: Twenty-six patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) (68.0 ± 8.0 years old; mean ±SD) underwent finger tapping (FT) on the symptom-predominant side during pronation-supination movement…
2018 International Congress
Multi-echo GRE and DTI MR imaging of the Substantia Nigra in early Parkinson’s disease: A pilot 1-year prospective controlled study
T. Mestre, G. Melkus, G. Santos, D. Grimes, S. Chakraborty (Ottawa, ON, Canada)
Objective: To assess the sensitivity of multi-echo GRE and DTI MR imaging to changes in Substantia Nigra (SN) in early Parkinson’s disease (PD) Background: In…
2018 International Congress
Absence of the nigrosome-1 area in 3 tesla resonance and its relation with hyperechogenicity of the substantia nigra in patients with Parkinson’s disease
J.S. Bestoso, M. Pérez Akly, L. Ciancaglini, C. Stefani C, J. Norscini, J. Funes, C. Besada, D. Bauso (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Objective: To compare the usefulness of two neuroimaging methods (3TMR and MEcho) to assist in the diagnosis of PD. Background: In patients with Parkinson's disease…
2018 International Congress
Total CSF alpha-synuclein is inversely associated with non-motor symptoms in a population of patients with Parkinson’s Disease
T. Schirinzi, G. Sancesario, G. Di Lazzaro, B. Biticchi, N. Mercuri, S. Bernardini, A. Pisani (Rome, Italy)
Objective: To evaluate the association between PD non-motor symptoms (NMS) and CSF levels of neurodegeneration-related proteins in a population of PD patients, aimed at identifying…
2018 International Congress
Gender differences in olfactory dysfunctions in Sardinian patients affected by Parkinson’s disease
P. Solla, C. Masala, A. Cannas, G. Defazio (Cagliari, Italy)
Objective: To investigate the presence of specific gender-related patterns in olfactory dysfunctions among Sardinian patients affected by Parkinson's disease (PD), compared with age and sex-matched…
2018 International Congress
Pain is correlated with other motor and non-motor symptom in Parkinson’s disease
Y. Liu, X.Y. Zhu, X.J. Zhang, S.L. Yang, T.Y. Feng, Y.C. Wu (Shanghai, China)
Objective: Study pain occurrence and appearance in Parkinson’s disease (PD), and its relationship with other motor and non-motor symptoms like constipation and footsteps. Background: The…
2018 International Congress
Mind and Movement in Parkinson’s disease: An experience with yoga
S. Varanese, N. Modugno (Pozzilli, Italy)
Objective: To evaluate the effects of a specially designed yoga program on mobilty, gait and quality of life in patients with PD. Background: The use…
2018 International Congress
Enhanced cingulate activity while anticipating pain – evidence for altered ‘top down’ processing of pain in PD
S. Martin, A. Jones, C. Brown, C. Kobylecki, M. Silverdale (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Objective: To investigate the hypothesis that altered ‘top down’ processing contributes to the development of pain in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Background: Altered ‘top down’ processing…
2018 International Congress
Investigation of the incidences of non-motor symptoms in first-degree relatives and the spouses of patients with Parkinson’s disease
J.B. Liu, X.J. Zhang, C.F. Liu (Yangzhou, China)
Objective: The first-degree relatives of PD patients (such as siblings) and the spouses living together for many years do not have classic motor symptoms. However,…
2018 International Congress
The comparative clinical analysis of sleep patterns in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease
S. Shuang, Z. Liang (Dalian, China)
Objective: We seek to investigate the nighttime sleep pattern of neurodegenerative diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and primary Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: Sleep disorders…