What happens when I watch a ballet? Preliminary fMRI findings on somatosensory empathy in Parkinson Disease
Objective: To investigate the neural components of the mirror sensor-motor system recruited by a dance movement in a motor disorder, such as PD is. Background:…Altered somtatosensory cortex neuronal activity in a rat model of Parkinson`s disease and levodopa-induced dyskinesias
Objective: In this study, we explored the neuronal firing activity of excitatory pyramidal cells and inhibitory interneurons in the forelimb region of the primary somatosensory…Relationship between sensory augmentation and exercise routine in the improvement in balance and gait in a patient with lithium-induced ataxia
Objective: This case report describes the use of sensory augmentation and an exercise routine to improve balance and gait in a patient with lithium-induced ataxia.…Research on Relationship between Sensory Tricks of Cervical Dystonia and Function of Cerebral Cortex
Objective: To investigate demography of sensory tricks in cervical dystonia, to discuss relationship between sensory tricks and function of sensorimotor integration in supplementary motor area of…Blunted perception of respiratory resistive loads in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To determine whether differences exist in the perception of respiratory resistive loads between people with PD and age-matched control participants (HOAs). Background: Patients with…The improvement of a tardive diskinesia movements by inline skating
Objective: To describe a young patient with generalized dyskinesia induced by neuroleptic drugs and dramatic improvement of symptoms while skating. Background: Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) is…Investigating the plastic effects of rapid paired associative stimulation in dystonia
Objective: To investigate the effects of rapid paired associative stimulation (PAS) in organic and psychogenic dystonia to see if this technique can differentiate them. Background:…Sensorimotor gray matter changes in professional brass players with and without Embouchure dystonia
Objective: To investigate patterns of gray matter alterations in professional brass musicians with embouchure dystonia (ED) in relation to healthy professional brass musicians and to…Neural plasticity and freezing of gait: Stepping through the FoG
Objective: 1) To determine the efficacy of our cognitively challenging Agility Boot Camp (ABC-C) rehabilitation intervention and 2) to evaluate neural mechanisms and plasticity within…Active movement discrimination of the ankle in Parkinson’s disease
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…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.