Articles tagged "Parkinsonism"

2016 International Congress
Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary PD clinic in improving quality of life
H.F. Chan, D.K.W. Chau, T. Fung, I. Chan, Y.F. Cheung, W.C. Fong (Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary PD clinic in a tertiary hospital in Hong Kong. Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) has been recognized as…
2016 International Congress
Effects of combined repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and treadmill training on gait performance in Parkinson’s disease
C.L. Chung, M.K.Y. Mak (Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Objective: To evaluate the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) with treadmill training on walking performance and corticomotor excitability in people with Parkinson's disease…
2016 International Congress
A multi-centre European comparative survey of advanced therapies (infusion and deep brain stimulation) in Parkinson’s disease
A.M. Rizos, P. Martinez-Martin, P. Reddy, M. Silverdale, K. Ashkan, A. Antonini, D. Calandrella, P. Odin, T. Henriksen, N. Bryndum, A. Glad, M.G. Kramberger, Z. Pirtošek, M. Trošt, T. van Laar, R. Katzenschlager, H.S. Dafsari, L. Timmermann, A. Storch, H. Reichmann, K. Ray Chaudhuri, On behalf of EUROPAR, The IPMDS Non-Motor PD Study Group (London, United Kingdom)
Objective: To address comparative demographic and other variables for Parkinson's disease patients at baseline for infusion therapies (subcutaneous apomorphine (Apo), intrajejunal levodopa (IJLI)) and deep…
2016 International Congress
Blindfolded balance training in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A sensory-motor strategy to improve the gait
A. Peppe, S. Bonnì, M. Fabio, K. Giacomo, A. Martino Cinnera, M. Tramontano, C. Caltagirone (Rome, Italy)
Objective: Recent evidence suggested that the use of treadmill training may improve gait parameters, such as gait speed and stride length. Visual deprivation could engage…
2016 International Congress
A survey of impulse control disorders in Chinese patients with Parkinson’s disease and literature review
Q. Xiao, X. Wang, Y. Tan, M. Wei (Shanghai, People's Republic of China)
Objective: This study aims to investigate the incidence of ICD in Chinese PD patients from Shanghai area, explore the association of ICD with dopamine replacement…
2016 International Congress
Active movement discrimination of the ankle in Parkinson’s disease
H.E. Teasdale, E.A. Preston, G. Waddington (Canberra, Australia)
Objective: To determine (1) whether people with Parkinson's disease (PD) experience an impaired sense of proprioception in the ankles and (2) if this relates to…
2016 International Congress
Chronic directional subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease – A pilot study
P. Reker, T.A. Dembek, A. Gierich, J. Wirths, H.S. Dafsari, J. Roediger, M.T. Barbe, L. Timmermann, V. Visser-Vandewalle (Cologne, Germany)
Objective: This pilot study aimed to assess the therapeutic potential of chronically implanted directional DBS leads in patients with Parkinson's disease. Background: The therapeutic effect…
2016 International Congress
Measurement of effect of variable deep brain stimulation (DBS) frequencies on static postural control in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients with bilateral STN or GPi stimulators by employing force plate
A. Deep, A. Lieberman, R. Dhall, T. Lockhart, S. Shafer, C. Frames, N. Tateuchi, E. Simpson, M. McCauley, N. Krishnamurthi, S. Syed (Phoenix, AZ, USA)
Objective: To quantitatively evaluate the effect of variable DBS frequencies on static postural control in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with Bilateral STN or GPi stimulators…
2016 International Congress
Traditional trial-and-error versus neuroanatomical-3D-image software-assisted deep brain stimulation programming in patients with Parkinson’s disease
N. Pavese, S. Rodemark, Y.F. Tai, N. Yousif, D. Nandi, P.G. Bain (London, United Kingdom)
Objective: To compare traditional trial-and-error with neuroanatomical-3D-image software-assisted deep brain stimulation (DBS) programming in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) treated with subthalamic nucleus (STN) DBS.…
2016 International Congress
Reduction in battery longevity for each subsequent implantable pulse generator (IPG) in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) treated with bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) may be due to both programming changes and IPG model – a case series
S.D. Israeli-Korn, S. Tessler, G. Yahalom, S. Benizri, O.S. Cohen, C. Shabat, H. Strauss, N. Warmann-Alaluf, E. Stein, Z. Zibly, R. Spiegelman, S. Hassin, S. Hassin (Ramat Gan, Israel)
Objective: To determine whether the decrease in longevity following IPG replacement is due to programming changes and whether there is an effect of IPG model.…