Paresthesia and gait impairment in a patient with advanced Parkinson disease-case report
Objective: Our main objective is to illustrate different etiologies for paresthesia and gait impairment that can occur in a patient with Parkinson disease. We present…Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies a Homozygous POLG2 Missense Variant in an adult patient presenting with movement disorders and Mitochondrial DNA Depletion
Objective: To determine cause of disease in an adult patient with an undiagnosed chronic neurodegenerative disease. Background: POLG2 is a nuclear gene responsible for mtDNA…Neurofascin is a novel gene associated with autosomal recessive spastic and polyneuropathy
Objective: We aim to find the genetic defect causing infantile-onset ataxia and mild demyelinating neuropathy in two siblings of an Italian consanguineous family. Background: Neurofascin…Characterization of cerebrospinal fluid profile in hereditary spastic paraparesis 10
Objective: Perform a comprehensive clinical characterization and biochemical cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) profile analyses in two Swedish families with hereditary spastic paraparesis 10 (SPG10) caused by…Treatment with levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel of advanced Parkinson’s disease patients: Bulgarian experience
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) on motor fluctuations, dyskinesia, parkinson symptoms and quality of life in patients with late Parkinson’s…Management of chronic polyneuropathy associated with levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel infusion in Parkinson’s disease: Review of the strategies and perspectives
Objective: (1) To make an inventory of the current strategies used to treat or prevent the occurrence of chronic polyneuropathy (CPN) in patients with Parkinson’s…Rare ADCY6 variants in two families with cerebellar ataxia, neuropathy and vestibular areflexia syndrome (CANVAS)
Objective: To reveal a genetic cause for a syndrome of combined cerebellar ataxia, neuropathy and vestibular areflexia (CANVAS). Background: CANVAS is a clinically defined neurological…Parkinson ‘ s disease and Peripheral Nervous System : Wax and Waning Non-motor offs and Levodopa-use Topics
Objective: To relate the non-motor offs theory , sensory signs and levodopa use with neurophysiiology terms in PD Background: Peripheral Nervous System disease concept in…Does levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel in Parkinson’s disease patients increase the risk on polyneuropathy?
Objective: To analyze the influence of the overall levodopa exposure on the risk of polyneuropathy (PN) in levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG)-infusion treated patients with Parkinson’s…Polyneuropathy in patients with Parkinson’s disease from southern Spain treatment with levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel infusión
Objective: This study main objective is to prospectively report the 10-year incidence of polineuropathy in Parkinson´s disease patients from southern Spain treated with LCIG. Background: Patients with…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.