Pisa syndrome in Parkinson’s disease: Evidence for bilateral vestibulospinal dysfunction
Objective: To evaluate vestibular involvement in patients with Parkinson's disease and postural abnormalities. Background: Pisa syndrome (PS) is a peculiar postural complication typically occurring at…Blink Recovery Pattern and Somatosensory Evoked Blink Reflex in patients with Parkinsonism syndromes
Objective: To assess somatosensory evoked blink reflex (SSEBR) and Blink Reflex recovery curve (BRrc) in patients with Parkinsonism Syndromes and compare it with normal control…Brainstem reflexes in patients with neuroleptic-induced akathisia
Objective: We aimed to investigate brainstem reflexes in patients with akathisia. Background: Akathisia is characterized by urge, inner restlessness and constant movement of predominantly lower…Brainstem connection of Writer’s cramp: Electrophysiological correlates
Objective: In this study, we explored the involvement of brainstem in Writer’s cramp (WC) patients through pre-pulse inhibition of blink reflex and Start-React paradigm. Background:…An auditory biomarker for Parkinson’s Disease ?
Objective: In this preliminary study we aimed to investigate the nature of the differences in auditory function between patients with PD (N=25 with Hoehn and…Do median-nerve evoked blink reflexes allow early differentiation between PD and PSP in patients with debuting parkinsonism?
Objective: Do median-nerve elicited blink reflex responses enable early differentiation between PD and PSP in patients with idiopathic parkinsonism? Background: Differentiation between PD and PSP in…Electric stimulation of the nucleus subthalamicus is able to modulate prepulse inhibition. A pilot study in Parkinson´s disease
Objective: To evaluate if prepulse inhibition (PPI) is influenced by electrical stimulation in the Nucleus subthalamicus (STN) of patients with Parkinson´s disease (PD). Background: PPI…Neurophysiological investigation of brainstem in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) through vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs)
Objective: To investigate the degree of brainstem impairment in a cohort of patients with iRBD through recording of a VEMPs battery able to indirectly assess…Exploring the brainstem functions in cervical dystonia
Objective: To explore the exteroceptive brainstem reflexes in patients with cervical dystonia. Background: Dysfunction of the inhibitory components along the motor system has been reported…Effectiveness of Levodopa responsiveness of Blink reflex recovery: An objective method to differentiate Parkinsonian syndromes
Objective: We attempted to find an objective tool by assessing the variability of levodopa induced change in the blink reflex recovery to differentiate Parkinsonian syndromes.…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.