The Impact of Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation on Restless Legs Syndrome in Parkinson's Disease.

Introduction: The study aimed at evaluating the effect of subthalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS-STN) on restless legs syndrome (RLS) in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients.

Materials And Methods: We assessed the presence of RLS before and 6 and 12 months after surgery in 36 patients. Differences between patients with RLS, without RLS, and with remission of RLS in terms of sleep measures (interview and validated questionnaires) and nonmotor symptoms (NMS).

Sexual dysfunction in Huntington's Disease - a systematic review.

Introduction: Huntington's Disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder of which the main symptoms are motor, cognitive and behavioural problems sometimes including sexual dysfunction.

Aim: To review the current knowledge on sexual dysfunction in HD.

Methods: Databases of Pubmed and Scopus were searched.

The impact of subthalamic deep brain stimulation on sleep and other non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease.

Introduction: The non-motor symptoms have a major impact on quality of life in patients with Parkinson Disease (PD). We present results of the study on the impact of subthalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS-STN) on sleep and other non-motor symptoms in PD patients.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-six patients with advanced PD were included into the study.

The impact of subthalamic deep brain stimulation on polysomnographic sleep pattern in patients with Parkinson's disease - Preliminary report.

Aim Of The Study: We present the preliminary results of the study focused on the impact of subthalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS-STN) on sleep and other non-motor symptoms (NMS).

Materials And Methods: Ten patients with advanced PD, underwent two-night polysomnography (PSG) mean 1.1 week before surgery and 6.

The pattern of verbal, visuospatial and procedural learning in Richardson variant of progressive supranuclear palsy in comparison to Parkinson's disease.

Objectives: Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is regarded either within spectrum of atypical parkinsonian syndromes or frontotemporal lobar degeneration. We compared the verbal, visuospatial and procedural learning profiles in patients with PSP and Parkinson's disease (PD). Furthermore, the relationship between executive factors (initiation and inhibition) and learning outcomes was analyzed.

Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) - A Polish family with novel SACS mutations.

Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) is a rare hereditary ataxia, characterized by the triad of early-onset cerebellar ataxia, peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy and lower limb spasticity. Although ARSACS is increasingly reported worldwide, we present the first Polish family with a comprehensive clinical and neuropsychological assessment, harboring two novel mutations in the SACS gene. Our results demonstrate the variability in cognitive and behavioral profiles in ARSACS, which is in line with other heredodegenerative ataxias.

Writing in Richardson variant of progressive supranuclear palsy in comparison to progressive non-fluent aphasia.

Background: The overlap between progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and progressive non-fluent aphasia (PNFA) is being increasingly recognized. In this paper descriptive writing in patients with Richardson syndrome of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP-RS) is compared to writing samples from patients with PNFA.

Methods: Twenty-seven patients participated in the study: 17 with the clinical diagnosis of PSP-RS and 10 with PNFA.

Utility of Frontal Assessment Battery in detection of neuropsychological dysfunction in Richardson variant of progressive supranuclear palsy.

Progressive supranuclear palsy is characterized by motor, cognitive and behavioral features. In Richardson's syndrome of PSP (PSP-RS) executive dysfunction is quite prominent. Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) is one of the most popular screening tests in the differential diagnosis of bradykinetic rigid syndromes.