Publications by authors named "A Mendez-Guerrero"
Purpose: To examine the link between tremor and sex chromosome abnormalities, emphasizing the necessity of comprehensive physical examination.
Case Description: An 18-year-old man exhibited an isolated action tremor in both hands. Despite having no familial history of tremors and no identifiable secondary causes, his tall stature and learning difficulties suggested a genetic origin.
Article Synopsis
- Neurological symptoms, including movement disorders, are common in patients with acute COVID-19, but information on their long-term outcomes is limited.
- A study found that movement disorders typically start about 12.6 days after the initial COVID-19 symptoms, with 92% of affected patients needing hospitalization for an average of 23 days.
- Overall, most patients recover fully within a few weeks or months, but some may experience persistent movement disorders, potentially revealing or exacerbating underlying issues.
Purpose: To assess the feasibility and effects on manual dexterity and the quality of life (QoL) of a 12-week home calligraphic training program in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).
Methods: A pilot study with participants recruited from the Movement Disorders consultation at the Hospital 12 de Octubre (Madrid). The main outcome, manual dexterity, was assessed using the Purdue Pegboard Test (PPT).
Neurodegenerative parkinsonisms affect mainly cognitive and motor functions and are syndromes of overlapping symptoms and clinical manifestations such as tremor, rigidness, and bradykinesia. These include idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) and the atypical parkinsonisms, namely progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal degeneration (CBD), multiple system atrophy (MSA) and dementia with Lewy body (DLB). Differences in the striatal metabolism among these syndromes are evaluated using [F]FDG PET, caused by alterations to the dopaminergic activity and neuronal loss.
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