Movement Disorders

Despite the ongoing public health emergency, many of the telehealth policies established by the CARES Act waiver are expiring.

Reduced amplitude and/or robustness of the rhythms, rather than disrupted timing, are the most indicative of a subsequent risk of PD, independent of nighttime sleep disturbances.

The associate professor of neurology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center spoke to the findings of a recent study in Huntington disease that assessed the feasibility of selectively knocking down mutant protein expression.

The associate professor of neurology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center offered his perspective on his and colleagues’ study of single nucleotide polymorphisms in Huntington disease.

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During DBS stimulation “on” periods, all patients experienced varying degrees of dysphagia, with significant improvements when stimulation was “off.”

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The Medtronic device is the only DBS system that is eligible to be used for both 3T and 1.5T full-body MRI scans, with the first implant procedure scheduled at Mayo Clinic.

New drug classes and formulations may help hold off breakthrough activity as the research community works to optimize levodopa delivery and absorption.

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The newly developed MRI techniques aimed at treating those with Parkinson disease could lead to better outcomes and fewer side effects.

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The Adamas Pharmaceuticals agent has a PDUFA action date of February 1, 2021, as a treatment for off episodes in patients with Parkinson disease who are receiving levodopa-based therapy.

Post-hoc data presented at the EAN Congress suggest patients with dyskinesia prior to starting treatment on the Kyowa Kirin agent were more likely to experience dyskinesia as an adverse event during treatment.

Incident impulse control disorder behaviors through the 5-year follow-up period were correlated with dopamine agonist use and depression, but not with age.

The professor and head of the department of neurology at the University of Minnesota spoke to the recent findings of a study of Boston Scientific's multiple independent contact current-controlled device for deep brain stimulation.

The professor and head of the department of neurology at the University of Minnesota discussed what multiple independent contact current-controlled devices offer physicians conducting deep brain stimulation.

From post-implantation screening to 3 months, those in the active treatment arm reported a mean improvement of 3.03 more hours of on time than the control group with Boston Scientific’s deep brain stimulation device.

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