When and why patients with Parkinson’s disease become bed ridden
Objective: To elucidate the influence of age, disease duration, and complicated medical and social conditions as the risk factors to predict disease progression. To this…Treating Parkinson’s 2015–A nationwide survey of treatment responses and complications in 1000 Irish patients with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To collect real-life data from a large cohort with Parkinson's disease (PD), with particular emphasis on drug regimens, motor complications, and quality of life…Dopaminergic and metabolic network activities in onset-related subtypes of Parkinson’s disease: A dual-tracer positron emission tomography study
Objective: The current study investigated the differences of dopaminergic and metabolic patterns between the young-onset subtype of Parkinson's disease (YOPD) and the late-onset subtype (LOPD)…Quality of life and living with Parkinson’s in Ireland
Objective: (1) Assess the quality of life (QoL) for people with Parkinson's and explore associations between (QoL) and demographics (2) Investigate incidence of depression and…Tracking Parkinson’s disease over 2-6 years with MRI
Objective: To track Parkinson's progression over 2-6 years using global MRI measures. Background: Parkinson's is associated with accelerated brain atrophy, but the relative contribution of…Broadening the evaluative scope of quality of life in Parkinson’s: Testing the construct validity of the ICECAP-O instrument
Objective: To test the construct validity of ICECAP-O in Parkinson's and explore its relationship with the EQ-5D and the PDQ-39. Background: Parkinson's significantly affects patients'…Gait and cognition: Mapping the global and discrete relationships in ageing and neurodegenerative disease
Objective: To explore current evidence of associations and predictors of gait and cognition in older adults and pathology to provide a clear understanding of current…Measuring interdependence of the health status of people with Parkinson’s disease and their spouses
Objective: To demonstrate an innovative visualization method for measuring the interdependence of the health status of people with Parkinson's disease (PD) and their spouses over…Frequency of falls in nursing homes for neurodegenerative diseases
Objective: This study aimed to identify the frequency and characteristics (causes, circumstances, consequences), of falls that occurred at Campus Neurologico Senior from Oct 2013 until…How many and which kind of Parkinson’s disease patients need deep brain stimulation surgery? An evaluation based on clinical observation of patients with disease history of 15th year or more
Objective: To grasp real demand of deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in a substantial Parkinson's disease (PD) population. Background: DBS surgery has become frequently performed…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.