Mov Disord Vol 35, Suppl 1 Archives - Page 123 of 149 - MDS Abstracts

MDS Virtual Congress 2020
The Accreditation and Certification of the Movement Disorders Subspecialty: A Five-Year Follow-Up Study
S. O'Shea, L. Gutmann, L. Faulkner (Boston, MA, USA)
Objective: The purpose of our study was to assess if sentiments regarding the accreditation and certification of Movement Disorders Fellowships have changed over the past…
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Predicting the effects of Tumor Necrosis Factor inhibition on the risk and age at onset of Parkinson’s disease: A Mendelian randomization study
X. Kang, A. Ploner, N. Pedersen, J. Ludvigsson, S. Bandres-Ciga, A. Noyce, K. Wirdefeldt, D. Williams (Stockholm, Sweden)
Objective: To evaluate whether inhibition of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) signaling may reduce the risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and/or delay onset of PD. Background:…
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Emerging motor dysfunction in those at-risk of Parkinson’s disease: 5-year follow-up of PREDICT-PD participants
C. Simonet, A. Schrag, J. Bestwick, A. Lees, A. Noyce (London, United Kingdom)
Objective: To determine how motor features emerge over time in individuals estimated to be at higher risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD), compared with lower risk…
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A novel POLG2 variant leads to disrupted mitochondrial integrity in a family with cerebellar ataxia and progressive ophthalmoplegia
K. Lohmann, M. Borsche, H. Baumann, S. Tunc, E. Knappe, S. Özcakir, J. Trinh, M. Dulovic-Mahlow, N. Brüggemann (Luebeck, Germany)
Objective: To investigate the molecular consequences of a variant of unknown significance (VUS) in POLG2. Background: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is replicated by DNA polymerase gamma,…
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Huntington’s disease in Egypt; A big challenge for a mysterious disease
S. El-Jaafary, A. Sabbah, H. Amer (Cairo, Egypt)
Objective: To identify the challenges of managing Huntington’s disease in Egypt in order to overcome them. Background: Huntington’s disease (HD) is considered a rare disease…
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Healthcare Utilization and Cost Burden at the End-of-Life Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Huntington’s Disease
S. Reddy, A. Exuzides, E. Chang, C. Paydar, G. Yohrling (Beverly Hills, CA, USA)
Objective: To examine healthcare utilization (HCU) and costs occurring at the end of life among deceased Medicare beneficiaries who were diagnosed with Huntington’s disease (HD).…
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Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers: the first described clinical case in Ukraine
Y. Trufanov, N. Svyrydova, A. Galusha, V. Sereda, V. Svistun, I. Zarashchak, A. Yanchak (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Objective: To provide a description of a case of myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF) diagnosed in Kyiv, Ukraine. Background: MERRF is a rare mitochondrial…
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Tau Neuropathology Associates with In Vivo Patterns of Neurodegeneration in Lewy Body Disorders
N. Spotorno, D. Coughlin, L. Shaw, A. Chen-Plotkin, D. Weintraub, E. Lee, J. Trojanowski, C. McMillan, D. Irwin, M. Grossman (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Objective: Investigate the impact of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) co-pathology on an in vivo structural measure of neurodegeneration in Lewy Body disorders (LBD: Parkinson’s Disease and…
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Hyperpolarization of the subthalamic nucleus alleviates hyperkinetic movement disorders
C.H Tai, S.H Tseng, T.R Wang, M.T Hsu, C-C. Kuo (Taipei, Taiwan)
Objective: We test the hypothesis of modulating subthalamic neuronal firing pattern via injection of hyperpolarizing current as an effective treatment for hyperkinetic movement disorders. Background:…
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The clinical spectrum of movement disorders associated with neuronal antibodies
V. Karthikeayan, A. Randall, E. Jackson, S. Huda, M. Bonello (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Objective: To describe the clinical and treatment characteristics of movement disorders associated with antibodies (Abs) against neuronal synaptic extracellular (NMDAR, LGI1, CASPR2, IgLON5, Glycine receptors…