Pilot study to evaluate pimavanserin for the treatment of motor and behavioral symptoms of Tourette syndrome.
Objective: To determine whether pimavanserin has an effect on motor and behavioral aspects of Tourette syndrome (TS). Background: Pimavanserin is a serotonin 2A receptor inverse…Increased prevalence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in functional movement disorders
Objective: To establish frequency of self-reported obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) in patients with functional movement disorders (FMD). Background: FMD are associated with a high prevalence of…Impulse control disorders in idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder and drug-naive Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To compare the frequency of impulse control disorders and compulsive behaviours (ICBs) in patients with iRBD and drug-naive PD, and to identify risk factors…Markers of Parkinson-related impulsive-compulsive behaviors in the activity of single units in the subthalamic nucleus
Objective: To characterize the features of the activity of single neurons of the subthalamic nucleus associated to impulsive-compulsive behaviors (ICBs) in Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Background:…Quality of Life in Parkinson´s Disease Patients with Depression and Impulsive-compulsive Behaviors
Objective: To analyze quality of life (QoL) in Parkinson´s disease (PD) patients regarding to have depression, impulsive-compulsive behaviors (ICBs), or both. Background: Depression and ICBs are…Effects of deep brain stimulation on quality of life and cognition in patients with drug-resistant Tourette syndrome
Objective: To evaluate possible influence of DBS on quality of life and cognition in a small group of patients with drug-resistant Tourette syndrome (TS). Background:…Obsessive-Compulsive Characteristics in Adult Tourette Syndrome Patients with and without OCD
Objective: To characterize obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) in a cohort of adults TS patients with and without OCD. Background: Tourette syndrome (TS) is a phenotypically complex…The Dutch Yips Study
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of the Yips in a well-defined group of golfers and to determine potential risk factors. Background: The Yips is a…Algorithm of a differentiated approach to the management of patients with tic hyperkinesis
Objective: Develop an algorithm for diagnosis and differentiated approach to the management of patients with tics Background: The prevalence of tics reaches 20%; often accompanied…Impulse Control Disorders in a Brazilian population with Parkinson´s disease -an observational study
Objective: To Analyse Impulse Control Disorders (ICDs) and Related Behaviors (RB) in 36 Brazilian patients with Parkinson´s disease (PD) and compare the cognition of the…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.