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  • 2018 International Congress

    Clinical characteristics of a family harbouring a novel CCDC88C mutation (SCA40)

    W. Nachbauer, E. Indelicato, A. Eigentler, S. Boesch (Innsbruck, Austria)

    Objective: We here report on clinical features and course of disease in a novel CCDC88C mutation causing spinocerebellar ataxia type 40 (SCA40). Background: SCA40 is…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Generalized choreoathetoid-like movements in primary Sjögren syndrome

    N. Alvarado-Franco, L. Olguín-Ramírez, A. Garza-Alpirez, G. Femat-Roldan, D. Martinez-Ramirez (Monterrey, Mexico)

    Objective: To report a case of choreoathetoid-like movements associated to primary Sjögren syndrome. Background: Autoimmune diseases are not uncommon causes of movement disorders. Two percent…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Genome-wide association study identifies common genetic variants associated with cervical dystonia

    Y. Sun, C. L, Q. Hui, J. Perlmutter, S. Ruehl, C. Klein, J. Jankovic, R. Barbano, S. Reich, J. Bremner, V. Vaccarino, A. Quyyumi, H. Jinnah (Atlanta, GA, USA)

    Objective: We aim to identify genetic variants of cervical dystonia (CD) in a large cohort of patients using a genome-wide association study (GWAS) approach. Background:…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Can cerebellar dysfunction help differentiate idiopathic from functional cervical dystonia?

    A. Stephan, D. Benninger (Lausanne, Switzerland)

    Objective: This study investigated cerebellar function in patients with primary cervical dystonia (CD) and patients with presumed functional dystonia, with the intention to both clarify…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Atypical presentation in 4 patients of Subacute Sclerosing Pan Encephalitis (SSPE), –widening phenotypic horizon

    P. Basu, A. Ghosal, S. Shubham, J. Ganguly, Y. Kumar, K. Kumar (Kolkata, India)

    Objective: To highlight atypical presentation of SSPE and to create high index of awareness about phenotypic spectrum of the disease especially in developing countries. Background:…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Temporal Discrimination Threshold is Associated with Multiple Regions of Resting-State Brain Activity in Musician’s Dystonia

    F. Maguire, R. Reilly, K. Simonyan (Dublin, Ireland)

    Objective: To examine temporal discrimination threshold (TDT) score across different but related forms of task-specific focal dystonia and to assess the correlation between TDT alterations…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Usefulness of ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injections in a case of cervical dystonia

    C. Figueiredo, L. Rebordão, M. Santos, P. Lobo, C. Costa (Amadora, Portugal)

    Objective: Case report of a patient with a severe form of cervical dystonia (CD) Background: Unsuccessful treatment with botulinum toxin of CD may result from…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Effect of multiple sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation in Writer’s cramp: Does it hold promise?

    S. Jaiswal, S. Choudhury, S. Halder, M. Baker, S. Baker, H. Kumar (Kolkata, India)

    Objective: To assess the effect of 5 days of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on spiral drawing in Writer’s Cramp patients. Background: Writer’s cramp (WC)…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Incidence of Parkinson’s disease: Pooled analysis of six high-quality incidence studies with long-term follow-up

    A. Macleod, M. Camacho, J. Evans, C. Williams-Gray, R. Lawson, L. Forsgren, G. Alves, O.B. Tysnes, C. Counsell (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)

    Objective: To describe the incidence of Parkinson’s disease (PD); to investigate whether the male:female ratio of incident PD varies with age; and to set up…
  • 2018 International Congress

    A nationwide epidemiological study of Parkinson’s disease in Korea using national health insurance database

    WW. Lee, B. Jeon, BK. Kim, HJ. Kim (Seoul, Republic of Korea)

    Objective: To investigate the incidences and prevalences, and those male-to-female ratios of PD patients in Korea. Background: The epidemiological studies of Parkinson’s disease (PD) are…
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