Nivolumab-induced choreoathetosis in a woman with lung cancer – A case report with review of the literature
Objective: To report an uncommon and severe neurological immune-related adverse event (nirAE) of nivolumab and to provide an overview of the current literature on nirAEs…Long-term safety and efficacy of incobotulinumtoxinA for the treatment of blepharospasm in botulinum toxin-naïve subjects: results of a Phase III study
Objective: To assess the safety and efficacy of incobotulinumtoxinA for benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) in toxin-naïve subjects. Background: IncobotulinumtoxinA is efficacious for BEB. This was…New onset Tongue Tremor with Tacrolimus following Heart Transplantation
Objective: To report a case of tacrolimus induced tongue tremor. Background: Tongue tremor is uncommon and may present in isolation, as part of a syndrome,…Duration of Effect of IncobotulinumtoxinA for the Treatment of Blepharospasm in Botulinum Toxin-naïve Subjects: Results from a Phase III Study
Objective: The efficacy of incobotulinumtoxinA, a botulinum neurotoxin type A free from complexing proteins, was investigated in a randomized, placebo-controlled, prospective, Phase III study in…A Novel Variant of TUBB4A Dystonia (DYT4): A Case Report
Objective: To describe the clinical presentation of a case of TUBB4A dystonia with a novel genetic variant Background: A missense variant at Arg2Gly in the…Focal, Task-Specific Left Leg Dystonia Preceding Parkinson’s Disease by Twenty Five Years
Objective: To report a case of focal, task-specific left leg dystonia who developed Parkinson’s disease (PD) two and half decades later. Background: Dystonia in various…Unlocking dystonia from Parkinson’s disease (PD) with directional deep brain stimulation (DBS)
Objective: To investigate dystonia associated with PD in patients undergoing unilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) DBS implantation. Background: Dystonia is a twisting, involuntary movement that often…Improving estimation of Parkinson’s disease risk – enhancing the PREDICT-PD algorithm
Objective: To develop and test an enhanced algorithm for the prediction of Parkinson’s disease (PD) risk. Background: The PREDICT-PD algorithm estimates risk of PD using…Characteristics of prescribers for Parkinson’s disease patients: A nationwide study on 2017 Medicare data
Objective: To assess characteristics of Medicare prescribers for Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients, as a target population for delivering advanced PD care education. Background: PD is…Movement Disorders in the Plain People
Objective: Genomic discovery often occurs in large institutions, but the contribution of small, rural genetics clinics must not be overlooked. While rare, these rural genetics…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.